Pharmacology at Surgery

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Chapter 127 Pharmacology at Surgery Christos Haritoglou, Anselm Kampik Introduction Within the last few years, many technical developments in the field of vitreoretinal surgery have been introduced. We experienced not…

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Infectious Endophthalmitis

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Chapter 122 Infectious Endophthalmitis Travis A. Meredith, J. Niklas Ulrich Introduction Infectious endophthalmitis is a condition in which the internal structures of the eye are invaded by replicating microorganisms, resulting…

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Cystoid Macular Edema and Vitreomacular Traction

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Chapter 118 Cystoid Macular Edema and Vitreomacular Traction Lazaros Konstantinidis, Thomas J. Wolfensberger Introduction Macular edema is defined as an abnormal thickening of the macula associated with accumulation of fluid…

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Pathophysiology of Ocular Trauma

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Chapter 98 Pathophysiology of Ocular Trauma Sun Young Lee, Stephen J. Ryan Introduction Ocular trauma is a major cause of ocular morbidity and a leading cause of monocular visual loss….

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Angioid Streaks

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Chapter 69 Angioid Streaks Linda A. Lam Introduction The appearance of angioid streaks was initially described by Doyne in 1889 as irregular and radiating lines extending from the optic nerve…

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Autoimmune Retinopathies

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Chapter 77 Autoimmune Retinopathies H. Nida Sen, Robert B. Nussenblatt Introduction Autoimmune retinopathies (AIR) represent a group of inflammatory mediated retinopathies with otherwise unexplained vision loss associated with visual field…

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Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

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Chapter 71 Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Xiaoxin Li Introduction Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) is an exudative maculopathy with features similar to neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with hemorrhage, pigment epithelial detachment…

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Prognosis of Posterior Uveal Melanoma

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Chapter 140 Prognosis of Posterior Uveal Melanoma Johanna M. Seddon, Tara A. McCannel Uveal melanoma, an uncommon malignant tumor, can lead to vision loss and death. Gaining a better understanding…

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