Chapter 101 Principles and Techniques of Vitreoretinal Surgery Steven Charles Vitreoretinal surgery is a complex blend of the most difficult high-technology microsurgery applied to complex pathobiologic systems. This rapidly growing…
Chapter 67 Pharmacotherapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Mark S. Blumenkranz, Loh-Shan Leung, Daniel F. Martin, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Marco A. Zarbin Introduction Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a spectrum of…
Chapter 110 Surgery for Ocular Trauma Principles and Techniques of Treatment Franco M. Recchia, Paul Sternberg, Jr. Extent of ocular injuries It is estimated that 1.6 million blinding ocular injuries…
Chapter 15 Function and Anatomy of the Mammalian Retina Ronald G. Gregg, Maureen A. McCall, Stephen C. Massey For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com The vertebrate retina forms a thin…
Chapter 128 Retinoblastoma Thomas C. Lee, Dan S. Gombos, J. William Harbour, Nancy C. Mansfield, † (posthumously)A. Linn Murphree “If most solid tumors of childhood are indeed correctly attributable to…
Chapter 89 Drug Toxicity of the Posterior Segment Robert A. Mittra, William F. Mieler A variety of systemic medications can generate retinal toxicity. Fortunately, in the majority of cases the…
Chapter 96 Nonrhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Chang-Hao Yang, Po-Ting Yeh, Chang-Ping Lin, Chung-May Yang For additional online content visit http://ww.expertconsult.com Introduction A wide variety of diseases may present with sensory retinal…
Chapter 39 Retinal Laser Therapy Biophysical Basis and Applications Daniel Palanker, Mark S. Blumenkranz Introduction Historically, a number of light sources have been utilized for retinal phototherapy, including the sun,…
Chapter 8 Clinical Electrophysiology Yozo Miyake, Kei Shinoda In this chapter, we describe the method and value of various clinical electrophysiological tests and how they play a role in the…
Chapter 104 Special Adjuncts to Treatment Ian Y. Wong, David Wong Special adjunct to treatment Introduction The first use of intraocular gas in treating retinal detachment dates back a century.1…
