Chapter 82 Mycobacterial Infections Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy, Sivakumar R. Rathinam Introduction Ocular mycobacterial infection represents an important form of extra pulmonary infection which encompasses tubercular (TB) as well as nontubercular mycobacterial…
Chapter 151 Choroidal Metastases Kristin J. Redmond, Moody D. Wharam Jr, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction Choroidal metastases are the most common of adult intraocular tumors.1,2 Autopsy studies suggest that approximately…
Chapter 144 Enucleation for Choroidal Melanomas Julian D. Perry, Arun D. Singh, Milap P. Mehta Introduction Approximately 5% of all melanomas occur in the eye and surrounding adnexal structures and…
Chapter 53 Branch Vein Occlusion Alex Yuan, Peter K. Kaiser Introduction Branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is a common cause of retinal vascular disease.1 The Beaver Dam Study estimated the…
Chapter 156 Primary Vitreoretinal Lymphoma Mary E. Turell, Andrew P. Schachat, David M. Peereboom, Arun D. Singh Introduction Primary vitreoretinal lymphoma is a rare intraocular malignancy with typical clinical features…
Chapter 121 Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Choroid Translocation in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration Jan C. van Meurs, Robert MacLaren, Bernd Kirchhof Epidemiology In indtrialized countries the end-stage of age-related…
Chapter 46 Diabetic Retinopathy Genetics and Etiologic Mechanisms Kang Zhang, Henry A. Ferreyra, Seanna Grob, Matthew Bedell, Jun Jun Zhang For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com This chapter will review…
Chapter 14 Structure and Function of Rod and Cone Photoreceptors Jeannie Chen, Alapakkam P. Sampath Introduction Our visual experience is initiated by rod and cone photoreceptors in the retina. The…
Chapter 129 Cavernous Hemangioma Anita Agarwal, Paul Sternberg, Jr. Introduction Cavernous hemangioma of the retina is a rare vascular hamartoma. The tumor is composed of clumps of dark intraretinal aneurysms…
Chapter 145 Brachytherapy for Choroidal Melanoma Samuel K. Houston, H. Culver Boldt, Arnold M. Markoe, Timothy G. Murray Treatment of choroidal melanoma with brachytherapy – suturing a radiation source to…
