Chapter 16 Cell Biology of the Retinal Pigment Epithelium Gabriele Thumann, Guorui Dou, Yusheng Wang, David R. Hinton For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) forms…
Chapter 37 Neuroprotection Benedetto Falsini, Ronald A. Bush, Paul A. Sieving History and definitions The process of neuronal cell death following different types of injury involves apoptosis. Blocking the apoptotic…
Chapter 148 Laser Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma Norbert Bornfeld Introduction Photocoagulation, as introduced by Meyer-Schwickerath in 1949,1 was among the first eye-salvaging treatment methods for choroidal melanomas and the first…
Chapter 83 Eales Disease Perumalsamy Namperumalsamy, Dhananjay Shukla Introduction Eales disease is an idiopathic, occlusive perivasculitis affecting peripheral retina in young men, leading to retinal nonperfusion, new vessel formation, and…
Chapter 74 Sympathetic Ophthalmia Daniel Vítor Vasconcelos-Santos, Narsing A. Rao Introduction Sympathetic ophthalmia, also known as sympathetic ophthalmitis and sympathetic uveitis, is a rare bilateral diffuse granulomatous uveitis that occurs…
Chapter 80 Rheumatic Disease Alastair K. Denniston, Mary Gayed, David Carruthers, Caroline Gordon, Philip I. Murray Introduction Many rheumatic diseases have ocular and adnexal complications. These range from relatively mild…
Chapter 94 Retina-Related Clinical Trials A Resource Bibliography Barbara S. Hawkins, Usha Chakravarthy The subspecialty of Retina has probably seen some of the most innovative changes in the field of…
Chapter 141 Molecular Genetics of Choroidal Melanoma Akrit Sodhi, Shannath Merbs Introduction While uveal melanoma represents only 5% of all melanomas, it is the most common primary intraocular malignancy of…
Chapter 93 Optic Disc Anomalies, Pits, and Associated Serous Macular Detachment Alfredo A. Sadun, Khizer R. Khaderi Optic disc pits are congenital excavations of the optic nerve head, usually seen…
Chapter 31 Genetic Mechanisms of Retinal Disease Stephen P. Daiger, Lori S. Sullivan, Sara J. Bowne Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to provide an overview of concepts underlying…
