Vitreous Haemorrhage
(1) Department of Ophthalmology, St. Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Aetiology 5.3 Natural History 5.4 Erythroclastic Glaucoma 5.5 Investigation 5.6 Ultrasound 5.7 Management 5.8 Surgery 5.9 Vitrectomy…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Counterfeit Avastin in India: Punish the Criminals, Not the Patients
Purpose To report the recent controversy surrounding the intraocular use of bevacizumab in India and its relationship to the broader problems of off-label drug use, medication compounding, and drug counterfeiting….
Resolving Genetic Test Results for the Patient and the Clinician
For the patient and clinician, genetic testing offers great promise in providing a specific diagnosis, enabling a better understanding of disease, its prognosis, and possible treatment; however, testing may, at…
Ocular Sarcoidosis
Fig. 14.1 External photograph of sarcoid granuloma on the face In children, sarcoidosis usually manifests as a triad of rash, uveitis, and arthritis in children less than 4 years of…
Behçet Disease
Recurrent oral ulcers (at least three times per year) plus two of the following: 1. Recurrent genital ulcers (aphthous or scarring ulcers) 2. Ocular inflammation (anterior uveitis/posterior uveitis, cells in…
Ocular Parasitic Infections
Parasite Definitive host Intermediate host/vector Accidental hosts Infecting stage to human Toxoplasmosis Domestic cats and members of family Felidae Birds and rodents Human Tissue cysts, sporulated oocysts Onchocerciasis Human Blackfly…
Intraocular Lymphoma
Fig. 10.1 Intraocular lymphoma manifesting mainly vitreous opacification. (a) Fundoscopic examination shows characteristic vitreous opacities spreading radially to the periphery of the fundus. (b) Dynamic examination of vitreous opacities using…
Imaging in Uveitis
Fig. 8.1 (Patient # 1). Both hands and feet of a patient with chronic VKH showing vitiligo Fig. 8.2 (Patient # 1). External eye photograph right eye showing poliosis. Left…
White Dot Syndromes
Age group (40–60 years) Serpiginous choroiditis Birdshot retinochoroidopathy Age group (30–40 years) APMPPE MEWDS PIC MCP Unilateral MEWDS Bilateral APMPPE Birdshot retinochoroidopathy PIC MCP Small lesions (25–100 um) PIC, MEWDS,…
Intraocular Tuberculosis
Global goals, targets, and indicators for TB control 1 Millennium Development Goals set for 2015 Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Target 6c: Halt and begin to reverse…
