Nerve Hypoplasia
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Abnormally small optic nerve; often appears pale or gray in color – 80% are bilateral, but may be asymmetric • Most common congenital optic disc anomaly encountered;…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Coats’ Disease
Carol L. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Nonhereditary condition • Unilateral • Retinal telangiectasia • Retinal exudation • Exudative retinal detachment • Classification proposed by Shields et al: – Stage 1….
Limbic Keratoconjunctivitis (SLK)
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Ocular surface disorder is characterized by foreign body sensation, pain out of proportion to exam, and photophobia. The presentation is typically bilateral and frequently asymmetrical. • Classic…
Pigmentosa
Sunir J. Garg BASICS DESCRIPTION • Group of hereditary, progressive retinal diseases that result in the degeneration of rod (mainly) and cone photoreceptors; the degeneration starts in the mid-periphery and…
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Carol Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly malignant neoplasm that arises from pluripotential cells that demonstrate histopathologic features of striated muscle. • This tumor can arise in…
Retinopathy
Sunir J. Garg BASICS DESCRIPTION • An acute, usually bilateral, patchy, posterior retinal whitening due to crush injuries of the body, or from systemic diseases such as pancreatitis • Visual…
Neoplasms, Malignant
Jacqueline R. Carrasco BASICS DESCRIPTION • The ocular adnexa contain virtually every tissue type and therefore, many types of malignant tumors can arise in this area. • Early recognition and…
of Prematurity
Richard Kaiser BASICS DESCRIPTION Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a potentially blinding proliferative vascular retinopathy which is associated with prematurity and low birth weight and can cause lifelong ocular morbidity….
