Chapter 64 Pathogenetic Mechanisms in Age-Related Macular Degeneration Alan C. Bird Introduction Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can be divided into early and late stages. In early disease visual acuity is…
Chapter 63 Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Johanna M. Seddon, Lucia Sobrin Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness.1 The disease adversely affects…
Chapter 30 Pathogenesis of Serous Detachment of the Retina and Pigment Epithelium Gisèle Soubrane, Gabriel Coscas Retinal detachment is defined as the accumulation of fluid between the neurosensory retina (NSR)…
Chapter 11 Visual Acuity and Contrast Sensitivity Gary S. Rubin Visual acuity tests Introduction Visual acuity is the most widely used measure of visual function. In fact, visual function is…
Chapter 22 Mechanisms of Oxidative Stress in Retinal Injury Milam A. Brantley, Jr., Paul Sternberg, Jr. Oxidative stress has been implicated in the development and progression of retinal diseases. This…
(33.1) where E = A + i B represents a vector of complex amplitude that lies in the xy-plane. In a particular plane, say z = 0 for convenience, the…
Fig. 2.1 Schematic of a generic fiber-optic OCT system. Bold lines represent fiber-optic paths, red lines represent free-space optical paths, and thin lines represent electronic signal paths In the case…
(3.1) where k is the wave number, R is a point in space, and n(R) is the index of refraction. Considering a random medium, n(R) acts as a stochastic variable…
and , which correspond to two different incident polarization states, and , where x, y is the transversal position and z is the position in depth. The Jones vectors of…
Fig. 81.1 (a) An OCT needle probe, consisting of a miniaturized side-viewing fiber-optic probe mounted inside a hypodermic needle with an imaging window near the tip. (b) Microscope image of…
