Retinal Vascular Disease (eBook)

Foreword 5
Preface 6
Contents 8
List of Contributors 29
Section I Pathogenesis of Retinal Vascular Disease 34
1 Functional Anatomy, Fine Structure and Basic Pathology of the Retinal Vasculature 35
2 Retinal Vascular Development 56
3 Retinal Angiogenesis and Growth Factors 70
4 Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Vascular Development and Ocular Neovascularization 110
5 Inflammation as a Stimulus for Vascular Leakage and Proliferation 129
6 The Neuronal Influence on Retinal Vascular Pathology 140
7 Hypoxia in the Pathogenesis of Retinal Disease 153
8 Blood Retinal Barrier 171
9 Retinal Blood Flow 199
10 Genetic Approach to Retinal Vascular Disease 207
Section II General Concepts in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal Vascular Disease 222
11 A Practical Guide to Fluorescein Angiography 223
12 Optical Coherence Tomography in the Diagnosis of Retinal Vascular Disease 235
13 General Concepts in Laser Treatment for Retinal Vascular Disease 258
14 The Role of Photodynamic Therapy in Retinal Vascular Disease 269
15 Cryosurgery in Retinal Vascular Disease 286
16 Vitrectomy in Retinal Vascular Disease: Surgical Principles 290
17 Treatment of Rubeotic Secondary Glaucoma 304
18 Intravitreal Injections: Guidelines to Minimize the Risk of Endophthalmitis 313
Section III Pathology, Clinical Course and Treatment of Retinal Vascular Diseases 319
19 Grading of Diabetic Retinopathy 320
19.1 Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy 332
19.2 Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy 359
19.3 Diabetic Macular Edema 382
20 Retinopathy of Prematurity 421
21 Vascular Occlusive Disease 453
22 Vascular Abnormalities 557
23 Vasculopathy After Treatment of Choroidal Melanoma 611
24 Vasculopathies with Acute Systemic Diseases 621
25 Inflammatory Vascular Disease 642
26 Hypertensive Retinopathies 717
27 Sickle Cell Retinopathy and Hemoglobinopathies 729
28 Vascular Tumors of the Retina and Selected Vascular Lesions 764
Subject Index 800