Image Processing
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…
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…
Chapter 113 High Myopia and the Vitreoretinal Complications Yasushi Ikuno, Masahito Ohji Introduction The incidence of high myopia varies among ethnic groups, races, and countries, but there is a higher…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…