Retina

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Retina

Fig. 9.1 Histological section of the retina, the retinal pigment epithelium, choroid, and sclera The Müller cell endings connect photoreceptors to each other but also interlock with the microvilli of…

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Eyelid Pathology

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Eyelid Pathology

Fig. 11.1 Eyelid – Low-power view of the eyelid showing normal skin appendage structures and tarsal plate containing Meibomian glands (hematoxylin and eosin stain; original magnification 20×) 11.2 Normal Histology…

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The Eye

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Eye

Fig. 1.1 Examination of the eyeball. (a) Note the extra-scleral extension of a malignant choroidal melanoma along the vessels (arrow). (b) Histological survey of a similar area Internal tumours are…

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Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Glaucoma

Fig. 6.1 (a) Intense glaucomatous excavation of the optic nerve head, in comparison to small physiological central excavation (b) (Courtesy of Christian Richter, University Eye Hospital Freiburg) Fig. 6.2 Optic…

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Conjunctiva

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Fig. 2.1 Microphotograph of the eye (anterior segment) of a human fetus at the 42 mm stage (approximately 10th gestational week). (a) The conjunctival sac with its fornices is evident….

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Optic Nerve

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Optic Nerve

Fig. 7.1 Longitudinal section of optic nerve. The lamina cribrosa sieve-like partition is to the right of the image. The central retinal artery and vein are seen at the left…

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Pathology of the Vitreous

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Fig. 8.1 Diagram shows normal ocular and vitreous landmarks. Cloquet’s canal is located centrally, with the annular attachment of vitreous to the lens represented by the hyalocapsular ligament (HC). The…

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The Crystalline Lens

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Crystalline Lens

Fig. 5.1 The normal lens (a) examined by a slit lamp (biomicroscopy). No incident light is reflected by the lens tissue, as would be the case with a lenticular opacity…

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Cornea

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Cornea

Fig. 3.1 Normal cornea. Layers of the cornea include epithelium (ep), Bowman’s layer (bl), stroma (str), Descemet’s membrane (dm), and endothelium (et). The basement membrane (bm) of the corneal epithelium…

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