Miscellaneous Uveal Tumors
Chapter 154 Miscellaneous Uveal Tumors David J. Wilson Introduction A great variety of primary tumors occur in the uvea. Of these, rare tumors are difficult to diagnose clinically because they…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Retinal Artery Obstructions
Chapter 51 Retinal Artery Obstructions Purnima S. Patel, SriniVas R. Sadda CRAO was first described in 1859 in von Graefe’s report of multiple systemic emboli in the setting of endocarditis…
Hereditary Choroidal Diseases
Chapter 43 Hereditary Choroidal Diseases Mohamed A. Genead, Gerald A. Fishman, Sandeep Grover For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction The term “choroidal dystrophy” is likely a misnomer as it…
Hemoglobinopathies
Chapter 57 Hemoglobinopathies Adrienne W. Scott, Gerard A. Lutty, Morton F. Goldberg In a landmark 1910 Archives of Internal Medicine article,1 Dr James Herrick noted “peculiar, elongated, sickle-shaped red blood…
Artificial Vision
Chapter 126 Artificial Vision Mark S. Humayun, Rodrigo A. Brant Fernandes, James D. Weiland Introduction More than 1 million Americans are legally blind and 10% have no light perception, from…
Retinal Metastases
Chapter 133 Retinal Metastases Sunil K. Srivastava, Chris Bergstrom Introduction Retinal metastases represent a small percentage of intraocular malignancy secondary to systemic cancers, even though 10% of patients who die…
Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema
Chapter 47 Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema Henry E. Wiley, Frederick L. Ferris, III. Diabetes mellitus (DM) comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders of carbohydrate, protein, and fat…
Pneumatic Retinopexy
Chapter 103 Pneumatic Retinopexy Daniel A. Brinton, Allen Chiang Introduction For more than a half century, the operation most favored for primary retinal detachment had been scleral buckling (SB). Between…
Helminthic Disease
Chapter 86 Helminthic Disease Marcos Ávila, David Isaac Introduction Helminths have plagued mankind since before the era of our earliest recorded history.1 It is possible to recognize features of helminthic…
Advanced Imaging Technologies
Chapter 5 Advanced Imaging Technologies Pearse A. Keane, Humberto Ruiz-Garcia, SriniVas R. Sadda Introduction – retinal imaging to date Assessment of chorioretinal disease is dependent on the ability to visualize…
