Pathologic Myopia (eBook)

Dr. Richard F. Spaide, MD has made many discoveries in the field of vitreoretinal diseases including myopia, macular degeneration, and intraocular inflammation. He has spearheaded development of multiple forms of retinal imaging. He has 250 peer reviewed publications, 8 books, is on the Editorial Board of multiple journals and is the Associate Editor of the Journal RETINA. He has won numerous awards including the Award of Merit from the Retina Society, the Henkind and the Richard and Linda Rosenthal Foundation awards, and the Prix Soubrane de la Recherche en Ophthalmologie. Kyoko Ohno-Matsui is a chief of the High Myopia Clinic at Tokyo Medical and Dental University, which is by far the largest clinic specializing in Pathologic Myopia. She is also an associate professor at the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. She has published more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is currently the Editor-in-chief of International Ophthalmology.  Dr. Lawrence Yannuzzi is a professor of clinical ophthalmology at Columbia University Medical School, vice–chairman and director of The Retinal Research Center of the Manhattan Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital, and founder and president of The Macula Foundation, Inc. He is a world renowned retinal specialist who has published more than 300 scientific papers and 11 textbooks, with particular interest in diseases of the macula, such as diabetic retinopathy and age–related macular degeneration. His book The Retinal Atlas won the 2010 PROSE Award.

Table of ContentsPathological Myopia Eds: Rick Spaide, Lawrence Yannuzzi, Kyoko Ohno-MatsuiPrefaceForeword1. Myopia: A Historical Perspective            Vinnie P. Shah & Nan-Kai Wang2. Genes involved in the development of myopia            Kenji Yamashiro & Nagahisa Yoshimura 3. Epidemiology of Myopia            Chen-Wei Pan, Seang-Mei Saw, & Tien-Yin Wong 4. Animal Models of Experimental Myopia:Limitations and Synergies With Studies on Human Myopia            Ian G Morgan, Kathryn A. Rose, & Regan S. Ashby 5. The Sclera and its Role in Regulation of the Refractive State            Jody A. Summers 6.  Public Health Impact of Pathologic Myopia            Peggy Pei-Chia Chiang, Eva Fenwick, Chiu Ming Gemmy Cheung, & Ecosse Lamoureux 7.   Update on the Pathology of Pathologic Myopia            Alia Rashid & Hans E Grossniklaus 8.   The Sclera and Induced Abnormalities in Myopia            Richard F. Spaide 9.  The Choroid            Richard F. Spaide 10.  The Optic Nerve in High Myopia            Jost Jonas 11.   Vitreous Changes            Shoji Kishi 12.  Staphyloma, Part 1            Richard F. Spaide 13.  Staphyloma, Part 2            Kyoko Ohno-Matsui & Muka Moriyama 14. Myopic Chorioretinal Atrophy            Kyoko Ohno-Matsui 15.  Choroidal Neovascularization            Richard F. Spaide 16.  Myopic Macular Retinoschisis            Kyoko Ohno-Matsui 17.   Peripheral Retinal Abnormalities            Sarah Mrejen & Michael Engelbert 18.   Retinal Detachment            C. P. Wilkinson 19.   Glaucoma in Myopia           Sung Chul Park,  Jeffrey M. Liebmann, & Robert Ritch 20.   Myopic Optic Neuropathy            Kyoko Ohno-Matsui & Richard F. Spaide 21.  Special Considerations for Cataract Surgery in the Face of Pathologic Myopia            Jack M. Dodick &  Jonathan B. Kahn 22.   Ocular Motility Abnormalities            Tsuranu Yokoyama 23.  Myopia: Ocular and Systemic Disease            Quan V. Hoang, Jamie A. Leong, & Roberto Gallego-Pinazo 24. Prevention of Myopia            Takashi Fujikado 25. Sclera-targeted Therapies for Pathologic Myopia            Kyoko Ohno-Matsui