X-Linked Ophthalmic Disorders
X-Linked Ophthalmic Disorders Kammi B. Gunton Irfan Ansari Leonard B. Nelson The approach to hereditary ocular disease is undergoing a profound transition with the information provided by modern molecular genetics….
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Molecular Genetic Basis of Eye Diseases
Molecular Genetic Basis of Eye Diseases (Foundations Volume 3, Chapter 55, Molecular Genetic Basis of Eye Diseases)
Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Inborn Errors of Metabolism (Foundations Volume 3, Chapter 54A, Inborn Errors of Metabolism)
Techniques of Prenatal Diagnoses
Techniques of Prenatal Diagnoses Karen L. Smith-Silone James E. Silone Jr. The development of prenatal diagnosis has been an important advance in the field of clinical genetics.1 Techniques in prenatal…
Ocular Manifestations of Autosomal Dominant Systemic Conditions
Ocular Manifestations of Autosomal Dominant Systemic Conditions Steven E. Rubin Leonard B. Nelson This chapter reviews those autosomal dominant conditions that have associated eye findings. Familiarity with these ocular manifestations…
Pathology of the Optic Nerve
Pathology of the Optic Nerve (Foundations Volume 3, Chapter 16, Pathology of the Optic Nerve)
Pathology of Conjunctiva
Pathology of Conjunctiva Tatyana Milman The conjunctiva is a mucous membrane that plays a critical role in maintaining ocular health by forming a smooth, flexible, and protective sac covering the…
Nongranulomatous Inflammation: Endophthalmitis, Panophthalmitis, and Sequelae
Nongranulomatous Inflammation: Endophthalmitis, Panophthalmitis, and Sequelae (Foundations Volume 3, Chapter 3, Nongranulomatous Inflammation: Endophthalmitis, Panophthalmitis, and Sequelae)
Vitreoretinal Dystrophies
Vitreoretinal Dystrophies Hermann D. Schubert William Tasman Vitreoretinal dystrophies may present on routine ophthalmologic examination as high myopia, strabismus, retinal detachment, vitreous hemorrhage, or abnormal fundus pigmentation. The ocular findings…
