Chapter 99 The Effects and Action of Scleral Buckles in the Treatment of Retinal Detachment John T. Thompson The use of scleral buckles in conjunction with chorioretinal adhesions around retinal…
Chapter 114 Retinopathy of Prematurity Lisa J. Faia, Michael T. Trese Introduction Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) affects thousands of children each year. Fortunately, ROP causes blindness in only a small…
Chapter 124 Vitreous, Retinal, and Choroidal Biopsy Diana V. Do, Quan Dong Nguyen Introduction The diagnosis of posterior segment infectious or inflammatory disease is based primarily on clinical examination. In…
Chapter 75 Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada Disease Hiroshi Goto, P. Kumar Rao, Narsing A. Rao Introduction and historical aspects Vogt–Koyanagi–Harada (VKH) disease is a bilateral granulomatous uveitis often associated with exudative retinal detachment…
Chapter 19 Mechanisms of Normal Retinal Adhesion Michael F. Marmor In some cases of retinal detachment, the reasons for retinal separation are obvious, such as penetrating trauma that snags the…
Chapter 120 Macular Translocation Justis P. Ehlers, Cynthia A. Toth Background and rationale Preservation of the integrity of the foveal photoreceptors is vital to visual outcome in patients with macular…
Chapter 7 Electrogenesis of the Electroretinogram Laura J. Frishman Introduction The electroretinogram (ERG) is an electrical potential generated by the retina in response to a change in illumination. It is…
Chapter 115 Surgery for Pediatric Vitreoretinal Disorders Petra Meier, Peter Wiedemann General aspects Development of the child’s eye and surgical consequences The development of spatial vision and binocular fusion (sensitive…
Chapter 155 Leukemias and Lymphomas Diana V. Do, Ranjit S. Dhaliwal, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction Leukemias and lymphomas are myeloproliferative disorders that may affect the eye. The ophthalmic symptoms and…
Chapter 134 Remote Effects of Cancer on the Retina Ranjit S. Dhaliwal, Andrew P. Schachat Introduction The effects of cancer on vision are generally mediated by mass effect or by…
