Requisites in ophthalmology : retina, choroid and vitreous

This volume in the popular Requisites in Ophthalmology series concisely presents all of today's need-to-know information on the most frequently found diseases effecting the retina, choroid, and vitreous. It covers age-related macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in the U.S., and its treatment along with repair of retinal trauma and detachment, treatment of infections, and the evaluation of all imaging technologies and diagnostic modalities

1. Imaging techniques of the retina. Functional anatomy of the retina, choroid, and vitreous. Noninvasive and invasive surgical treatment of the retina. Diabetic retinopathy. Other causes of retinal neovascularization. Arterial diseases of the retina. Venous diseases of the retina. Retinitis pigmentosa and other hereditary retinal diseases. Age-related macular degeneration. Cystoid macular edema and other macular diseases. Adult tumors of the choroid and retina. Retinoblastoma and pseudo-retinoblastomas. The phakomatoses and other rare congenital diseases. Structural pathology of the peripheral retina, retinal breaks, and retinal tears. Retinal toxicity of ocular and systemic medications. Infectious conditions of the vitreous, retina, and choroid. Inflammatory conditions of the vitreous, retina, and choroid. Posterior segment injury

Ophthalmologists, Ophthalmology Residents, Optometrists.