OPHTHALMOLOGY

Image Processing

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Chapter 6 Image Processing Michael Abràmoff, Christine N. Kay Introduction In this review, we discuss quantitative approaches to retinal image analysis. Special emphasis is placed on familiarizing the reader with…

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Coats Disease

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Chapter 56 Coats Disease Nikolas J.S. London, Carol L. Shields, Julia A. Haller History Coats disease is an idiopathic condition characterized by telangiectatic and aneurysmal retinal vessels with intraretinal and…

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Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

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Chapter 136 Congenital Hypertrophy of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Carsten H. Meyer, Heinrich Gerding Introduction Congenital hypertrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium (CHRPE) is generally an asymptomatic congenital hamartoma that…

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Traumatic Chorioretinopathies

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Chapter 91 Traumatic Chorioretinopathies Youxin Chen, Mingwei Zhao, Peng Zhou For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Epidemiology Eye injuries are an important world-wide cause of visual loss, particularly in developing…

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Ocular Toxoplasmosis

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Chapter 85 Ocular Toxoplasmosis Rubens Belfort, Jr., Claudio Silveira, Cristina Muccioli Introduction Toxoplasmosis is a common zoonosis caused by the infection with Toxoplasma gondii, and it is also the most…

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Optimal Procedures for Retinal Detachment Repair

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Chapter 105 Optimal Procedures for Retinal Detachment Repair G. William Aylward For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction About a century ago, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) was essentially untreatable. A…

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Mycobacterial Infections

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Chapter 82 Mycobacterial Infections Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy, Sivakumar R. Rathinam Introduction Ocular mycobacterial infection represents an important form of extra pulmonary infection which encompasses tubercular (TB) as well as nontubercular mycobacterial…

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Choroidal Metastases

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Chapter 151 Choroidal Metastases Kristin J. Redmond, Moody D. Wharam Jr, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction Choroidal metastases are the most common of adult intraocular tumors.1,2 Autopsy studies suggest that approximately…

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Enucleation for Choroidal Melanomas

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Chapter 144 Enucleation for Choroidal Melanomas Julian D. Perry, Arun D. Singh, Milap P. Mehta Introduction Approximately 5% of all melanomas occur in the eye and surrounding adnexal structures and…

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