31 Tumors in Infants and Children

Oct 2, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on 31 Tumors in Infants and Children

FIGURE 31.1 The orange-red elevated mass demonstrates the characteristic appearance of choroidal hemangiomas. Most circumscribed choroidal hemangiomas are located in the postequatorial fundus (5,8). The posterior margin of the majority of…

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27 X-Linked Retinoschisis

Oct 2, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on 27 X-Linked Retinoschisis

FIGURE 27.1 Fundus photographs showing the typical presentation of XLRS. Left panel: Affected male with spoke–wheel pattern of foveal cysts. Right panel: Affected male with “vitreous veils” of the inferonasal quadrant,…

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22 Retinitis Pigmentosa Syndromes: Bardet-Biedl

Oct 2, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on 22 Retinitis Pigmentosa Syndromes: Bardet-Biedl

BBS, Bardet-Biedl syndrome; RP, retinitis pigmentosa; MKS, Meckel-Gruber syndrome; LCA, Leber congenital amaurosis. Clinical Symptoms and Signs The age of onset of BBS is at conception, when a fetus inherits…

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15 Genetic Counseling for Retinal Diseases

Oct 2, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on 15 Genetic Counseling for Retinal Diseases

FIGURE 15.1 Inheritance patterns for genetic conditions with Mendelian inheritance. This image is a work of the National Institutes of Health, part of the United States Department of Health and Human…

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