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Jerry A. Shields BASICS DESCRIPTION • Most common primary intraocular malignancy • Melanoma occurs in the uvea with iris involvement in 4%, ciliary body involvement in 6%, and choroidal involvement…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an idiopathic inflammatory disease of the intestinal tract that is associated with a number of extra-intestinal manifestations. IBD can be classified as…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Localized area of superficial retinal whitening • Generally smaller than 1/2 disc area • Primary importance is as a marker of underlying disease, usually systemic. EPIDEMIOLOGY Unknown….

BASICS DESCRIPTION A rare, usually unilateral, congenital excavation of the optic nerve head that can be associated with a serous macular detachment. EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence • Approximately 1 in 10,000 eyes…

BASICS DESCRIPTION The inability to converge the eyes smoothly and effectively from distance to near and/or the inability of maintain the convergent near point. EPIDEMIOLOGY Prevalence Reports vary from 1–25%…

Gaurav K. Shah BASICS DESCRIPTION • Parallel striae that may be oriented in a horizontal, vertical, or oblique fashion at the posterior pole. (1) • Not a condition, but rather…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Contusive injury resulting in confluent areas of opacified, whitened retina. EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Blunt ocular trauma annually affects approximately 4.9 per 1,000 individuals. Prevalence • Sports-related injury tends to…

Dalia G. Said BASICS DESCRIPTION Injury that follows exposure of the ocular surface or adnexa to solid, liquid, or gaseous form of corrosive substances such as acids and alkalis or…

BASICS DESCRIPTION • Congenital hamartias/hamartomas: Placoid melanocytic lesions of the retinal pigment epithelium, solitary, grouped, or multiple in one or both eyes, the latter maybe associated with familial adenomatous polyposis…

BASICS DESCRIPTION Choroidal ruptures are breaks in the choroid, the Bruch membrane, and the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and are the result of blunt ocular trauma. Pediatric Considerations Traumatic choroidal…