Chapter 24 Cell Death, Apoptosis, and Autophagy in Retinal Injury Michael E. Boulton, Sayak K. Mitter, Haripriya Vittal Rao, William A. Dunn, Jr. Introduction Cell death is an inevitable consequence…
Chapter 123 Diagnostic and Therapeutic Vitrectomy for Uveitis Hyeong Gon Yu, Tae Wan Kim Introduction Uveitis is a type of intraocular inflammation that can affect vision and may lead to…
Chapter 49 Hypertension Carol Yim Lui Cheung, Tien Yin Wong Introduction Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality worldwide,1 with a projected number of 1.56…
Chapter 84 Spirochetal Infections Julie H. Tsai, Narsing A. Rao Introduction The history of spirochetal infections in the eye extends back to the first reported observations of spirochetes isolated from…
Chapter 139 Epidemiology of Posterior Uveal Melanoma Johanna M. Seddon, Tara A. McCannel Introduction The underlying causes of uveal melanoma are not clearly established. Because we do not have a…
Chapter 13 The Development of the Retina Thomas A. Reh Our understanding of the mechanisms by which the complex cellular assemblies of the retina develop has increased tremendously in the…
Chapter 23 Mechanisms of ER Stress in Retinal Disease Sylvia B. Smith Basic science and clinical investigations aimed at understanding mechanisms of retinal disease frequently focus on retinal tissue, specific…
Chapter 26 Basic Mechanisms of Pathological Retinal and Choroidal Angiogenesis Demetrios G. Vavvas, Joan W. Miller Introduction The vasculature of the eye is completely formed shortly after birth and is…
Chapter 143 Overview of Management of Posterior Uveal Melanoma Jerry A. Shields, Carol L. Shields Introduction Even though there continue to be numerous publications on management of uveal melanoma, the…
Chapter 119 Surgical Management of Choroidal Neovascularization and Subretinal Hemorrhage Mathew W. Aschbrenner, Matthew A. Thomas Choroidal neovascular membranes Introduction The growth of choroidal neovascular membranes (CNV) beneath the macula…
