Ocular Pathology Text with DVD-ROM

Comprehensive, yet concise and clinically oriented, this new edition brings you the very latest advances of every aspect of ocular pathology. From discussions of molecular biology and genetics, to new sections on age-related macular degeneration and complications of refractive surgery, to revised chapters, the latest imaging modalities, and so much more, this 6th edition will surely keep you on top of your field. Complementing the text is a world-renowned collection of common and unusual ocular conditions and a DVD containing valuable educational tools.
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"...provides a high tech means to navigate the text with the added advantage of downloadable illustrations and text...an excellent tool..."JAMA
Key Features

* Includes a world-renowned collection of one of the finest compilations of common and unusual ocular conditions available today.
* Uses a convenient outline format to make reference quick and easy.
* Includes clinical ";pearls"; that offer you the benefits of proven strategies.
* Features 1,600 superb color illustrations—1,900 in all—that illuminate every concept.

New to this Edition

* Offers the expertise of a brand-new co-author, Joseph William Sassani, MD, MHA, who brings new insights to the latest pathologic findings.
* Discusses rapidly evolving subjects, including genetics and molecular biology, and addresses hot topics such as the role of the myocilin/TIGR gene in the development of glaucoma, the classification of orbital neoplasms, and many others to keep you on the cusp of today’s knowledge.
* Presents a new discussion on the pathobiology of ocular complications of diabetes mellitus, including diabetic macular edema and severity scales, the interventional clinical classification of diabetic retinopathy, and the role of VEGFF and other factors.
* Provides OCT, UBM, and MRI/CT images of key conditions, offering you a better visual correlation to pathological entities.
* Features entirely new sections on age-related macular degeneration and complications of refractive surgery to help you avoid complications and make the best informed decisions.
* Incorporates revisions of all chapters in fast changing fields such as classifications of soft tissue tumors and the modern developments of histopathological terminology and developments.
* Includes a bonus DVD that contains the entire textbook’s image library—downloadable for your use—and the Aperio System of virtual microscopy that allows you to zoom in and out when viewing the included digitized histopathology slides.

Table of Contents

1. BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PATHOLOGY
Inflammation Immunobiology Cellular and Tissue Reactions
2. CONGENITAL ANOMALIES
Phakamatoses (Disseminated Hereditary Hamartomas) Chromosomal Aberrations Infectious Embryopathy Drug Embryopathy Other Congenital Anomalies
3. NONGRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION: UVEITIS, ENDOPHTHALMITIS, PANOPHTHALMITIS, AND SEQUELAE
Classification Suppurative Endophthalmitis and Panophthalmitis Nonsuppurative, Chronic Nongranulomatous Uveitis and Endophthalmitis Sequelae of Uveitis, Endophthalmitis, and Panophthalmitis End Stage of Diffuse Ocular Diseases
4. GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION
Introduction Post-Traumatic Nontraumatic Infectious Nontraumatic Noninfectious
5. SURGICAL AND NONSURGICAL TRAUMA
Causes of Enucleation Normal Wound Healing Complications of Intraocular Surgery Complications of Neural Retinal Detachment and Vitreous Surgery Complications of Corneal Surgery Complications of Nonsurgical Trauma
6. SKIN AND LACRIMAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM SKIN
Normal Anatomy Terminology Congenital Abnormalities Aging Inflammation Lid Manifestations of Systemic Dermatoses or Disease Cysts, Pseudoneoplasms, and Neoplasms LACRIMAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM Normal Anatomy Congenital Abnormalities Inflammation – Dacryocystitis Tumors
7. CONJUNCTIVA
Normal Anatomy Congenital Anomalies Vascular Disorders Inflammation Injuries Conjunctival Manifestations of Systemic Disease Degenerations Cysts, Pseudoneoplasms, and Neoplasms
8. CORNEA AND SCLERA CORNEA
Normal Anatomy Congenital Defects Inflammations – Nonulcerative Inflammations – Ulcerative Inflammations – Corneal Sequelae Injuries Degenerations Dystrophies Pigmentations SCLERA Congenital Anomalies Inflammations Injuries Tumors
9. UVEA
Normal Anatomy Congenital and Developmental Defects Congenital and Developmental Defects of the Pigment Epithelium Inflammations Injuries Systemic Diseases Atrophies and Degenerations Dystrophies Tumors Uveal Edema
10. LENS
Normal Anatomy General Information Congenital Anomalies Capsule (Epithelial Basement Membrane) Epithelium Cortex and Nucleus (Lens Cells or “Fibers”) Secondary Cataracts Complications of Cataracts Ectopic Lens
11. NEURAL (SENSORY) RETINA
Normal Anatomy Congenital Anomalies Vascular Diseases Inflammations Injuries Degenerations Hereditary Primary Retinal Dystrophies Hereditary Secondary Retinal Dystrophies Systemic Diseases Involving the Retina Tumors Neural Retinal Detachment
12. VITREOUS
Normal Anatomy Congenital Anomalies Inflammation Vitreous Adhesions Vitreous Opacities Vitreous Hemorrhage
13. OPTIC NERVE
Normal Anatomy Congenital Defects and Anatomic Variations Optic Disc Edema Optic Neuritis Optic Atrophy
14. ORBIT
Normal Anatomy Exophthalmos Developmental Abnormalities Orbital Inflammation Injuries Vascular Disease Ocular Muscle Involvement in Systemic Disease Neoplasms and Other Tumors
15. DIABETES MELLITUS
Natural History Retinal Vasculature in Normals and Diabetics Conjunctiva and Cornea Lens Iris Ciliary Body and Choroid Neurosensory Retina Vitreous Optic Nerve
16. GLAUCOMA
Normal Anatomy Introduction Normal Outflow Tissue Changes Caused by Elevated Intraocular Pressure
17. OCULAR MELANOTIC TUMORS
Normal Anatomy Melanotic Tumors of Eyelids Melanotic Tumors of Conjunctiva Melanotic Tumors of Pigment Epithelium of Iris, Ciliary Body, and Retina Melanotic Tumors of the Uvea Melanotic Tumors of the Optic Disc Melanotic Tumors of the Orbit
18. RETINOBLASTOMA AND PSEUDOGLIOMA
Retinoblastoma Pseudoglioma