
Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry 2016
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Content
- Intro
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Editor-in-Chief
- Contributors
- Preface
- Section I - Cornea and External Diseases
- Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Dry Eye Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diagnostics
- Therapeutics
- Summary
- Review of Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Versus Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance
- Future directions
- Summary
- Section II - Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Cataract Surgery
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cataract surgery
- Summary
- Supplementary data
- The Use of Temporary and Permanent Capsular Devices in Eyes with Compromised Zonules
- Key points
- Introduction
- Capsule support devices
- Capsular tension segments
- Capsular tension rings
- Modified capsular tension rings
- Summary
- Supplementary data
- Section III - Uveitis
- Therapeutic Options and Strategies for the Uveitis Patient
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance
- Present relevance and future avenues to consider or to investigate
- how this article may change the approach to the subject
- Summary/discussion
- Follow-up on the Longitudinal Study of the Ocular Complications of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS
- Key points
- Background
- Epidemiology
- Diagnosis and management
- Non-cytomegalovirus retinitis infections
- Noninfectious ocular complications
- Epidemiology
- Summary
- Retinal Vasculitis
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Associated systemic and local diseases
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Future avenues
- Summary
- Section IV - Vitreoretinal Disease
- Recent Innovations in Stem Cell Therapy for Retinal Disease
- Key points
- Introduction
- Types of stem cells
- Animal models
- Mechanisms of stem cell transplantation
- Diseases treated with stem cell therapy
- Retinitis pigmentosa
- Stargardt
- Other retinal disease
- Summary
- Updates on the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema with New-Generation Intravitreal Injectable Drugs
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diabetic macular edema management
- Summary
- 27-Gauge Vitrectomy: The Future of Posterior Segment Surgery?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Advantages
- Challenges
- Summary
- Section V - Oculoplastics
- The Ultrasonic Bone Aspirator in Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy
- Key points
- Introduction
- External dacryocystorhinostomy and endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: a brief history
- The ultrasonic bone aspirator: an overview
- Surgical success
- Summary
- Orbital Manifestations of Immunoglobulin G4-Related Disease: Current State of Knowledge
- Key points
- Introduction
- Systemic immunoglobulin G4-related disease
- Orbital immunoglobulin G4-related disease
- Summary
- Scar Modulation
- Key points
- Introduction
- Stages of wound healing
- Fetal wound healing
- Hypertrophic scars and keloids
- Patient considerations before scar modulation
- Timing of scar modulation
- Approaches to scar modulation
- Nonsurgical approaches to scar modulation
- Summary
- Section VI - Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Amblyopia in the Twenty-First Century
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance/in-depth analysis
- Current relevance and future avenues to investigate
- Summary/discussion
- Telemedicine in Retinopathy of Prematurity
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance
- Future research and trends
- Summary
- Congenital Cataract: Lessons Learned from Infant Aphakia Treatment Study
- Key points
- Introduction
- Infant Aphakia Treatment Study: study design and clinical measures at enrollment
- Lessons learned from Infant Aphakia Treatment Study
- Morphology of cataract
- Intraocular lens power calculation and early refractive outcomes
- Contact lenses power
- Visual acuity outcomes
- Complications
- Glaucoma
- Strabismus
- Stereopsis
- Nystagmus and fixation instabilities
- Occlusion therapy
- Parenting stress
- Total costs incurred by each treatment group
- Summary
- Section VII - Neuro-ophthalmology
- Objective Measures of Visual Function in Papilledema
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance
- Current clinical relevance
- Future avenues for investigation
- Summary/discussion
- New Advancements in Migraine Assessment and Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Classification of headache
- Classification of migraine
- Etiology of migraine
- Management of migraine
- Future avenues
- Summary
- Section VIII - Ophthalmic Pathology and Ocular Oncology
- Update on Tumor-Node-Metastasis Staging for Uveal Melanoma
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prognostic indicators in uveal melanoma
- Classification of uveal melanoma
- Tumor-node-metastasis staging for uveal melanoma
- Updates to the 7th edition of tumor-node-metastasis staging for uveal melanoma
- Validation of tumor-node-metastasis staging for uveal melanoma
- Future directions
- Summary
- Intravitreal Chemotherapy for Retinoblastoma
- Key points
- Introduction
- Indications and historical aspects
- Therapeutic agents
- Technique and safety considerations
- Efficacy of intravitreal chemotherapy
- Side effects of intravitreal chemotherapy
- Safety considerations
- Relevance to current treatment of retinoblastoma
- Limitations
- Contraindications
- Future directions
- Summary
- Section IX - Optometry
- The Amblyopia Treatment Studies: Implications for Clinical Practice
- Key points
- Introduction
- Results and clinical implications
- Summary
- Traumatic Brain Injury: Visual Consequences, Diagnosis, and Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Traumatic brain injury: the visual consequences, diagnosis, and treatment
- Current relevance
- Future avenues to investigate
- Summary
- Age-related Macular Degeneration Beyond the Age-related Eye Disease Study II
- Key points
- Introduction
- Supportive nutrients beyond Age-related Eye Disease Study I and II
- Summary
- Minimizing environmental stress
- Genetics, zinc epigenetics, and hormetic adaptive response
- Therapeutic intervention
- Summary
- Section X - Glaucoma
- Recent Advances in the Pharmacotherapy for Glaucoma
- Key points
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Summary
- New Glaucoma Surgical Procedures
- Key points
- Introduction
- Significance
- Summary
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