Introduction to Clinical Syndromes
Introduction to Clinical Syndromes Douglas J. Rhee The glaucoma syndromes are divided into two main groups: primary and secondary. The primary glaucomas are those for which the cause of increased…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Optic Nerve Imaging
Optic Nerve Imaging Thomas D. Patrianakos Michael C. Giovingo INTRODUCTION Making the diagnosis of glaucoma requires the presence of optic nerve head (ONH) damage and/or characteristic visual field changes. Although…
Anterior Segment Imaging
Anterior Segment Imaging Sung Chul (Sean) Park Syril Dorairaj Jeffrey M. Liebmann Robert Ritch INTRODUCTION Anterior segment ultrasound biomicroscopy ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) uses high-frequency transducers (35 to 75 MHz) to…
Basics of Aqueous Flow and the Optic Nerve
Basics of Aqueous Flow and the Optic Nerve Arthur J. Sit Douglas J. Rhee AQUEOUS FLOW Importance of Intraocular Pressure Having a basic understanding of the physiology of the eye…
Introduction to Glaucoma Diagnosis
Introduction to Glaucoma Diagnosis Douglas J. Rhee The term glaucoma is from the Greek glaukos, which means “watery blue.” It was first mentioned in the Hippocratic Aphorisms around 400 BC….
Best Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy (Best Disease)
Best vitelliform macular dystrophy (VMD) is an autosomal dominant (AD) macular dystrophy defined by the early central macular egg yolk–like (vitelliform) lesions, which then progress over time (▶ Fig. 24.1)….
Corneal Dystrophies
Corneal dystrophies are a group of inherited disorders characterized by loss of corneal transparency that affect different layers of the cornea. They are typically bilateral although onset may be sequential…
Juvenile X-Linked Retinoschisis
Juvenile X-linked retinoschisis (JXLR) is an X-linked recessive (XLr) disorder with an estimated prevalence from 1:5,000 to 1:25,000. JXLR has complete penetrance and variable expressivity. JXLR is variable among family…
