The management of major vitreoretinal diseases has changed dramatically since publication of
the first edition in 1999. The field continues to evolve rapidly and is becoming an
increasingly complex multifaceted practice of medicine and surgery. As such retinal
specialists are faced with increasingly sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic modalities to
learn and master. Contributors to this completely updated reference are renowned experts in
retinal disease and vitreous disorders. Divided into four essential sections the book starts
with a basic overview of posterior segment anatomy and physiology. The second section reviews
the spectrum of diagnostic tools used in the field from relatively low technology such as the
indirect ophthalmoscope to the latest state-of-the-art optical coherence tomography test. The
third and most comprehensive section covers disease states subdivided into eight categories:
retinovascular conditions macular diseases inherited vitreoretinal conditions inflammatory
conditions intraocular tumors vitreous and retinal detachments trauma and toxicity and
fundus conditions. The text concludes with specific vitreoretinal procedures. Key Features -
New technologies including spectral domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) intravitreal
injections and microincisional vitrectomy - The utilization of multifocal electroretinography
scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and fundus autofluorescence - Advances in treatment of macular
edema and age-related macular degeneration with anti-VEGF therapy - Summaries of the latest and
most important clinical trials - Richly illustrated with more than 700 color state-of-the art
retinal images and surgical procedure drawings - Clinical pearls controversies and special
considerations highlighted in color boxes in every chapter This up-to-date clinically-oriented
resource will greatly benefit ophthalmology residents and ophthalmologists with comprehensive
practices.
