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Manual of Retinal Diseases

A Guide to Diagnosis and Management

  • Offers clear guidance on the diagnosis and management of medical and surgical retinal diseases

  • Covers well over a hundred conditions

  • Presents numerous imaging studies

  • Describes procedures and follow-up programs

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Table of contents (120 chapters)

  1. Pediatric Retinal Diseases

    1. Toxocariasis

      • Tayyeba K. Ali, Ryan C. Young
      Pages 79-82
  2. Retinal Dystrophies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-83
    2. Retinitis Pigmentosa

      • Salman A. Rahman, Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 85-90
    3. Cone-Rod Dystrophies

      • Salman A. Rahman, Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 91-95
    4. Stargardt Disease

      • Salman A. Rahman, Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 97-100
    5. Best’s Disease

      • Salman A. Rahman, Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 101-105
    6. Pattern Dystrophy

      • Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 107-111
    7. Congenital Stationary Night Blindness

      • Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 113-116
    8. Choroideremia

      • Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 117-120
    9. Gyrate Atrophy

      • Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 121-124
    10. Leber Congenital Amaurosis

      • Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 125-128
    11. Paraneoplastic Retinopathy

      • Veeral S. Shah
      Pages 129-133
  3. Disorders of the Vitreous and Vitreo-Retinal Interface

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 135-135
    2. Posterior Vitreous Detachment

      • Xiongfei Liu, Carlos A. Medina
      Pages 137-141
    3. Vitreous Hemorrhage

      • Angelica Ortiz, Carlos A. Medina
      Pages 143-147
    4. Asteroid Hyalosis and Amyloidosis

      • Angelica Ortiz, Carlos A. Medina
      Pages 149-153
    5. Hereditary Vitreoretinopathies

      • Brian Goldhagen, Audina Berrocal
      Pages 155-158
  4. Uveal Tumors and Associated Conditions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 159-159
    2. Choroidal Nevus

      • Maria J. Suarez
      Pages 161-164
    3. Melanocytoma

      • Ahmadreza Moradi
      Pages 165-168

About this book

This book is a comprehensive source of authoritative information on the clinical features,diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management of medical and surgical retinal diseases. The Manual has 122 chapters, organized in 18 sections covering medical and surgical aspects of retinal diseases such as trauma, AMD, Uveitis, infections, endophthalmitis, pediatric diseases, dystrophies, and tumors. Easy-to-read chapters convey the fundamental concepts with the aid of clinical photographs, imaging studies (including fluorescein and indocyanine angiograms, ultrasonograms, CT scans, and MRI scans) and tables. The manual is of value to a wide range of practitioners and trainees, including students,residents, fellows and ophthalmologists who treat retinal diseases.

Reviews

“This is an updated, comprehensive review of retinal pathology organized in an outline format that makes it great for quick reference. … The audience is ophthalmology residents, fellows, and attendings, and the book is appropriate for all these levels. This book covers every aspect of retinal pathology and treatment. … This book works best as a quick reference … . Its format is easy to navigate and it is a great addition to any eyecare provider's library.” (Adam C. Janot, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA

    Carlos A. Medina

  • Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, MIAMI, USA

    Justin H. Townsend

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland, USA

    Arun D. Singh

About the editors

Carlos M Medina, MD is a vitreoretinal fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami Florida. He has previously studied ocular immunology and pathology completing a fellowship in each of these subjects at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.He is also fellowship trained in ocular oncology (Cleveland Clinic). He has authored over 80 scientific papers, book chapters, and presented at numerous national and international meetings. He serves as an associate editor of Seminars of Ophthalmology and is a reviewer for several ophthalmic journals. He will be joining Retinal Consultants in Sacramento California.

Justin H. Townsend, MD is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida.  He specializes in the surgical and medical management of vitreoretinal diseases.  He is actively involved in the surgical training of vitreoretinal fellows and has published and lectured nationally and internationally.

Arun D. Singh, MD is the Director of the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic.  He has published more than 300 scientific papers and has edited several textbooks (Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology, Ophthalmic Ultrasonography, Ophthalmic Radiation therapy and, FNA cytology of Ophthalmic Tumors). He is Editor of the Ocular Oncology and Pathology.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Manual of Retinal Diseases

  • Book Subtitle: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management

  • Editors: Carlos A. Medina, Justin H. Townsend, Arun D. Singh

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20460-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-20459-8Published: 09 May 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-20460-4Published: 26 April 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 632

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 128 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Health & Hospitals, Pharma

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eBook USD 149.00
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  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
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Softcover Book USD 199.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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