Retinitis Pigmentosa and Allied Retinal Diseases Eliot L. Berson Introduction Retinitis pigmentosa and allied retinal diseases are a significant cause of visual loss around the world. The problem is magnified…
Gyrate Atrophy Steve A. Arshinoff Kevin Leung Yi Ning J. Strube HISTORY Gyrate atrophy (GA) (MIM 258870) of the choroid and retina is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by…
Choroideremia Radha P. Kohly Rajeev H. Muni Alan R. Berger Choroideremia (CHM, OMIM #303100*) is a rare X-linked, hereditary degenerative disease of the choroid, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and retina….
Optical Coherence Tomography in the Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration David Rhee Darrell Baskin INTRODUCTION Since 1991, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has evolved from an experimental imaging system to an…
Retinopathy of Blood Dyscrasias Gavin W. Roddy Robert H. Rosa Jr. The word dyscrasia comes from the Greek language and means “bad temperament.” In the older medical literature, the term…
Vascular Anomalies of the Fundus Adam T. Gerstenblith Jeremy D. Wolfe Gary C. Brown Choroidal and retinal vascular anomalies may be associated with systemic disorders. Accurate diagnosis is therefore critical….
Macular Hole Jeremy D. Wolfe Allen C. Ho A macular hole is a full-thickness defect or tear of retinal tissue involving the anatomic fovea of the eye. It was first…
Retinopathy of Prematurity J. Arch Mcnamara William Tasman HISTORY Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) was first described in 1942 by Terry.1 He named the disease retrolental fibroplasia (RLF). Many different etiologies…
Hereditary Macular Dystrophies Arthur D. Fu Everett Ai H. Richard Mcdonald Robert N. Johnson J. Michael Jumper INTRODUCTION Hereditary macular dystrophies are progressive degenerations of the neurosensory retina, retinal pigment…
Pharmacologic Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Aimee V. Chappelow Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of severe, irreversible vision loss in individuals older than 50 years of age…
