Chapter 75 Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada Disease Hiroshi Goto, P. Kumar Rao, Narsing A. Rao Introduction and historical aspects Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease is a bilateral granulomatous uveitis often associated with exudative retinal detachment…
Chapter 19 Mechanisms of Normal Retinal Adhesion Michael F. Marmor In some cases of retinal detachment, the reasons for retinal separation are obvious, such as penetrating trauma that snags the…
Chapter 120 Macular Translocation Justis P. Ehlers, Cynthia A. Toth Background and rationale Preservation of the integrity of the foveal photoreceptors is vital to visual outcome in patients with macular…
Chapter 7 Electrogenesis of the Electroretinogram Laura J. Frishman Introduction The electroretinogram (ERG) is an electrical potential generated by the retina in response to a change in illumination. It is…
Chapter 115 Surgery for Pediatric Vitreoretinal Disorders Petra Meier, Peter Wiedemann General aspects Development of the child’s eye and surgical consequences The development of spatial vision and binocular fusion (sensitive…
Chapter 155 Leukemias and Lymphomas Diana V. Do, Ranjit S. Dhaliwal, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction Leukemias and lymphomas are myeloproliferative disorders that may affect the eye. The ophthalmic symptoms and…
Chapter 134 Remote Effects of Cancer on the Retina Ranjit S. Dhaliwal, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction The effects of cancer on vision are generally mediated by mass effect or by…
Chapter 112 Management of Combined Inflammatory and Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Marc D. de Smet, Karina Julian Introduction Retinal detachments (RD) occurring in the context of ocular inflammation are a particular…
Chapter 68 Myopic Macular Degeneration Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Yasushi Ikuno, Miho Yasuda, Toshinori Murata, Taiji Sakamoto, Tatsuro Ishibashi Pathologic myopia is a major cause of legal blindness and low vision worldwide,1–5…
Chapter 147 Surgical Resection of Choroidal Melanoma Bertil E. Damato, Carl Groenewald, Wallace S. Foulds For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction Choroidal melanoma can be removed either by en…
