Imaging Techniques of Fundus Autofluorescence Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg Fred W. Fitzke The imaging of fundus autofluorescence (AF) phenomena in vivo, as discussed in Chapter 1, was first demonstrated in the early…
Lipofuscin and Autofluorescence in Experimental Animal Models Heping Xu Fundus autofluorescence (AF) imaging is increasingly being used in ophthalmic practice to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with…
Lipofuscin: The Origin of the Autofluorescence Signal François Delori The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) digests the tips of the outer segment of the photoreceptors, which are phagocytosed on a daily…
Lipofuscin of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Michael E. Boulton Lipofuscin accumulation is strongly associated with retinal aging and the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) (1). Such lipofuscin accumulation is…
Lipofuscin: The “Wear and Tear” Pigment Sabrina S. Seehafer David A. Pearce Many substances fluoresce spontaneously (autofluoresce, i.e., emit light of a particular wavelength) when illuminated by light of a…
Chapter 4 Fibrosing Conjunctivitis H. Robin and T. Hoang-Xuan Conjunctival fibrosis would be a far more frequent finding in patients with chronic conjunctivitis if more attention was paid to this…
Chapter 2 Ocular Surface Defense Mechanisms C. Baudouin, F. Becquet, M. Saint-Jean, B. Kantelip, and F. Deschamps Fig. 2.1 Immune defenses: the battleground The description of the functional anatomy…
Chapter 9 Systemic Diseases and Conjunctivitis C. Creuzot-Garcher Fig. A Schirmer I test Fig. B Tear film break-up time: biomicroscopic examination with blue light illumination shows “dark spots” in the…
Chapter 3 Allergic Conjunctivitis D. Hannouche and T. Hoang-Xuan Like all allergies, those affecting the eyes pose an important public health problem because of their morbidity. One sixth of the…
