Macular Degeneration and Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible blindness among older patients in the developed world (1) – AMD is the leading cause of legal…
Neuroretinitis
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Neuroretinitis is a condition characterized by optic disk swelling and hard exudates distributed in a star pattern centered around the fovea: – Bartonella henselae, a gram negative…
Retinal Necrosis/Necrotizing Herpetic Retinitis
Mark L. Nelson BASICS DESCRIPTION • Infectious retinitis caused by members of the herpes virus family, predominantly Varicella Zoster Virus and Herpes Simplex Virus • Syndrome characterized by anterior uveitis,…
Anophthalmia
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Absence of globe. Must be distinguished from severe microphthalmia in which globe remnants may only be detectable by ultrasound, neuroimaging, or tissue biopsy (e.g., exenteration or autopsy)….
(Louis-Bar Syndrome, AT Syndrome, Boder-Sedgwick Syndrome)
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT) is a multisystem neurodegenerative and immunodeficiency disorder characterized by cerebellar dysfunction, telangiectasias, immune dysfunction of both B- and T-lymphocytes, radiosensitivity, and lymphoproliferative cancer. – Neurodegeneration/cerebellar…
Keratopathy
BASICS DESCRIPTION A degenerative corneal disorder characterized by a gray or white band of opacity in the interpalpebral fissure, most commonly caused by the gradual precipitation of calcium in the…
(Acute Multifocal Placoid Pigment Epitheliopathy)
BASICS DESCRIPTION • Acquired multifocal inflammatory disorder affecting the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and choroid • Frequently bilateral yellowish–white plaques, often in various stages of resolution EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Unknown but…
