Branch Vein Occlusion
Chapter 53 Branch Vein Occlusion Alex Yuan, Peter K. Kaiser Introduction Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is a common cause of retinal vascular disease.1 The Beaver Dam Study estimated the…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma
Chapter 156 Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Mary E. Turell, Andrew P. Schachat, David M. Peereboom, Arun D. Singh Introduction Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma is a rare intraocular malignancy with typical clinical features…
Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Choroid Translocation in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Chapter 121 Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Choroid Translocation in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Jan C. van Meurs, Robert MacLaren, Bernd Kirchhof Epidemiology In indtrialized countries the end-stage of age-related…
Diabetic Retinopathy: Genetics and Etiologic Mechanisms
Chapter 46 Diabetic Retinopathy Genetics and Etiologic Mechanisms Kang Zhang, Henry A. Ferreyra, Seanna Grob, Matthew Bedell, Jun Jun Zhang For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com This chapter will review…
Structure and Function of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors
Chapter 14 Structure and Function of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors Jeannie Chen, Alapakkam P. Sampath Introduction Our visual experience is initiated by rod and cone photoreceptors in the retina. The…
Cavernous Hemangioma
Chapter 129 Cavernous Hemangioma Anita Agarwal, Paul Sternberg, Jr. Introduction Cavernous hemangioma of the retina is a rare vascular hamartoma. The tumor is composed of clumps of dark intraretinal aneurysms…
Brachytherapy for Choroidal Melanoma
Chapter 145 Brachytherapy for Choroidal Melanoma Samuel K. Houston, H. Culver Boldt, Arnold M. Markoe, Timothy G. Murray Treatment of choroidal melanoma with brachytherapy – suturing a radiation source to…
Cell Biology of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Chapter 16 Cell Biology of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Gabriele Thumann, Guorui Dou, Yusheng Wang, David R. Hinton For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) forms…
Neuroprotection
Chapter 37 Neuroprotection Benedetto Falsini, Ronald A. Bush, Paul A. Sieving History and definitions The process of neuronal cell death following different types of injury involves apoptosis. Blocking the apoptotic…
Laser Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma
Chapter 148 Laser Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma Norbert Bornfeld Introduction Photocoagulation, as introduced by Meyer-Schwickerath in 1949,1 was among the first eye-salvaging treatment methods for choroidal melanomas and the first…
