Ophthalmic and Systemic Manifestations of Child Abuse J. Peter Campbell Mary Louise Z. Collins Alex V. Levin The World Health Organization defines child maltreatment as “all forms of physical and/or…
Corneal Problems in Systemic Disease Stephen P. Ginsberg EMBRYOLOGY AND ANATOMY OF THE CORNEA The cornea begins to assume its final structural orientation during the fifth week of gestation. Nearby…
Cataracts and Systemic Disease ANNA K. JUNK MD DONALD A. MORRIS MD Cataracts are frequently found in association with other types of ocular pathology and may or may not be…
The Ophthalmologist’s Role in Visual Processing and Learning Disabilities HAROLD P. KOLLER KENNETH B. GOLDBERG There has been a growing public interest in recent years regarding the learning difficulties experienced…
Ophthalmic Disorders Associated with Selected Primary and Acquired Immunodeficiency Diseases Ralph D. Levinson James P. Dunn Gary N. Holland Immunodeficiency diseases are complex and increasingly important problems in modern medicine,1,2,3,4…
Systemic Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases Danielle S. Rudich Krista M. Ramonas Alan H. Friedman VIRAL DISEASES Herpes Simplex Virus The herpes simplex virus (HSV) is a common cause of ocular,…
Perinatal Ophthalmology Sharon Lehman Antenatal Ophthalmology Certain ocular conditions, such as dacryocele,1 congenital cataract,2 retinoblastoma,3 and orbital cyst4 may be detected on prenatal ultrasound. The family with a known genetic…
The Phakomatoses David Sami Neda Zadeh Anthony Vivian Dawn Saunders A PERSPECTIVE In 1932, Van der Hoeve1 suggested that the syndromes of Bourneville, Recklinghausen, and von Hippel-Lindau should be grouped…
Ocular Toxicology F. W. Fraunfelder Adverse reactions to medicines used for ocular disease can occur both in the eye itself and in other organ systems. Whether the drug is administered…
