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Cover
1
Contents
5
List of Contributors
6
Preface
9
Chapter 1: Macular Edema: Definition and Basic Concepts
11
Abstract
11
Intracellular Edema
11
Extracellular Edema
12
Clinical Evaluation of Macular Edema
13
References
19
Chapter 2: General Pathophysiology
20
Abstract
20
Normal Retinal Anatomy and Physiology
20
Related Ocular Disorders
23
Vascular Components
28
Inflammatory Components
31
Ischemia
34
References
36
Chapter 3: Diagnosis and Detection
37
Abstract
37
Introduction
37
Considering Macular Edema Based on the Disease
42
References
58
Chapter 4: Macular Edema – Rationale for Therapy
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Abstract
59
Rationale for Medical Management
60
Rationale for Surgical Management of Macular Edema by Vitrectomy
64
References
66
Chapter 5: Drug Delivery to the Posterior Segment of the Eye
69
Abstract
69
The Posterior Segment of the Eye and the Blood-Ocular Barrier
69
Strategies for Delivering Drugs to the Posterior Segment
69
Local Therapy
70
Intravitreal Injections
74
Conclusion
81
References
81
Chapter 6: Diabetic Macular Edema
83
Abstract
83
Introduction and Definition
83
Epidemiology
88
Medical Care
94
Surgical Care
102
Follow-Up and Prognosis
114
Conclusion
114
References
115
Chapter 7: Retinal Vein Occlusions
121
Abstract
121
Epidemiology
122
Clinical Course
125
Diagnosis: Imaging and Functional Testing,Stages and Classifications
126
Management
131
Conclusion
138
References
139
Chapter 8: Cystoid Macular Edema in Uveitis
146
Abstract
146
Epidemiology
146
Pathophysiology
147
Diagnostics
148
Clinical Course and Management
150
References
155
Chapter 9: Postsurgical Cystoid Macular Edema
158
Abstract
158
Definition and Epidemiology
158
Pathology and Pathophysiology
159
Risk Factors
159
Diagnosis
160
Stages
162
Classification
162
Differential Diagnosis
162
Management
163
Prevention
167
Key Messages
167
Best Sequential Management
167
References
168
Chapter 10: Retinitis Pigmentosa and Other Dystrophies
170
Abstract
170
Factors of Visual Acuity Decrease and Retinitis Pigmentosa
170
Retinitis Pigmentosa and Macular Edema
171
Melanoma and Cancer-Associated Retinopathy
175
References
176
Chaper 11: Macular Edema of Choroidal Origin
178
Abstract
178
Definition
178
Pathophysiology: Theories of Macular Edema in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
178
Clinical Findings
181
Treatment Approaches
187
Conclusion
190
References
191
Chapter 12: Miscellaneous
193
Abstract
193
Radiation Therapy
193
Macular Edema Resulting from Systemic or Topical Treatment
195
Epiretinal Membrane and Traction Syndrome
196
Retinal Detachment
201
Tractional Myopic Vitreoschisis
202
Choroidal Hemangioma
202
Retinal Macroaneurysm
204
Conclusions
206
References
206
Author Index
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Subject Index
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