23 Macular Edema Associated with Aphakia and Pseudophakia Hiroko Terasaki   INTRODUCTION Cystoid macular edema (CME) is characterized by cystoid spaces in the macular area with perifoveal fluorescein leakage, increased…

14 Microplasmin and Vitreoretinal Surgery David T. Goldenberg Anselm Kampik Arnd Gandorfer Michael Trese   INTRODUCTION The vitreoretinal interface plays an important role in the pathogenesis of many retinal disorders….

3 Pathophysiology of the Blood-Retinal Barrier Pablo Carnota Rafael Bueno Monica Rodriguez-Fontal John B. Kerrison   INTRODUCTION In order to maintain the unique microenvironment needed for viability and optimal function…

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1 Pathophysiology of the Vitreoretinal Interface Yunyoung Kim David J. Wilson   ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE VITREORETINAL INTERFACE It is not surprising that the junction of the vitreous and…

4 Macular Oxygenation and Edema Einar Stefánsson INTRODUCTION The supply of nutrition and oxygenation of the eye is unlike that for any other tissues in the body. In most other…