Pneumatic Retinopexy
Chapter 103 Pneumatic Retinopexy Daniel A. Brinton, Allen Chiang Introduction For more than a half century, the operation most favored for primary retinal detachment had been scleral buckling (SB). Between…
Helminthic Disease
Chapter 86 Helminthic Disease Marcos Ávila, David Isaac Introduction Helminths have plagued mankind since before the era of our earliest recorded history.1 It is possible to recognize features of helminthic…
Advanced Imaging Technologies
Chapter 5 Advanced Imaging Technologies Pearse A. Keane, Humberto Ruiz-Garcia, SriniVas R. Sadda Introduction – retinal imaging to date Assessment of chorioretinal disease is dependent on the ability to visualize…
Stem Cells and Cellular Therapy
Chapter 35 Stem Cells and Cellular Therapy Martin Friedlander, David R. Hinton For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Stem cells as therapeutics to treat retinal disease Nothing more dramatically captures…
Prevention of Retinal Detachment
Chapter 106 Prevention of Retinal Detachment C.P. Wilkinson Introduction Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment continues to be an important cause of reduced visual acuity and blindness. In consecutive series, initial surgical attempts…
Autofluorescence Imaging
Chapter 4 Autofluorescence Imaging Monika Fleckenstein, Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, Frank G. Holz Basic principles Fundus autofluorescence Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) imaging is a noninvasive imaging method for in vivo mapping of naturally…
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Chapter 72 Central Serous Chorioretinopathy David T. Liu, Andrew C. Fok, Waiman Chan, Timothy Y. Lai, Dennis S. Lam Introduction Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) was first described by Albrecht von…
Primary Vitrectomy in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Chapter 102 Primary Vitrectomy in Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Young Hee Yoon, Shwu-Jiuan Sheu, Hiroko Terasaki For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Introduction Currently, rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) continues to be…
Gene Therapy for Retinal Disease
Chapter 34 Gene Therapy for Retinal Disease Jean Bennett, Albert M. Maguire For additional online content visit http://www.expertconsult.com Background: preclinical gene therapy studies Gene therapy holds great promise for the…
Charged-Particle Irradiation of Uveal Melanoma
Chapter 146 Charged-Particle Irradiation of Uveal Melanoma Evangelos S. Gragoudas, Anne Marie Lane, Ivana K. Kim Introduction Radiotherapy is currently the most widely used method for treating intraocular melanomas, having…
