Anaesthesia
Introduction Local anaesthesia is very satisfactory for most ophthalmic plastic procedures. Children and some adults require general anaesthesia. Extensive procedures are more conveniently done under general anaesthesia because of the…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Basic techniques in ophthalmic plastic surgery
Introduction Ophthalmic plastic surgery shares many basic techniques with general plastic surgery. During the past 100 years, new techniques have been developed which take maximum advantage of the specialised anatomy…
Infectious Chorioretinal Diseases
Abstract Infectious diseases affecting the retinochoroid can present with protean manifestations. A number of organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi can affect the choroid and involve the outer retinal…
Other Choroidal Disorders
Choroidal Rupture Jorge Ruiz-Medrano Jay Chhablani Clínico San Carlos University Hospital, Ophthalmology Unit, Madrid, Spain LV Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India Abstract Choroidal ruptures involve a tear of the retinal pigment epithelium,…
Choroidal Tumors
Abstract Intraocular tumors involving the choroid are both rare and highly diverse. As a result, the diagnosis and management of these tumors can be challenging. Classically, a variety of techniques…
Imaging and Diagnosis of Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Abstract Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy was initially described as a type of macula disorder presenting with recurrent subretinal pigment epithelial hemorrhage. Since then, more have been known about this particular disease….
Imaging Choroidal Disorders: The Future
Abstract Choroidal imaging is a fast developing field of research. This chapter highlights the use of new technology in this field including; spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), enhanced-depth imaging…
Chorioretinal Inflammatory Non-Infectious Diseases
Abstract Imaging techniques in posterior noninfectious uveitis provide relevant information for the diagnosis and management of these diseases. Several imaging techniques could be used, depending on the pathology, to provide…
High Myopia
Abstract The choroid plays an important role in the physiology and pathology of high myopic eyes. The choroid has been demonstrated to be thinner in high myopia comparing to control…
