Elderly patients are often afflicted with the onset of a convergent strabismus as a sign of aging, without any other neurologic disorder. Unfortuna...

Keratotomy is a surgical incision (a cut) made into the cornea. A radial keratotomy is a surgical procedure designed to flatten the cornea, reduce ...

Degeneration of the macula is the leading cause of legal blindness in people over fifty-five. The macula is an integral piece of the retina; we use...

The consequences of ageing populations combined with the strain to the human eye caused by computers and widespread poor nutritional practices has ...

Macular degeneration is diagnosed as either dry (non-neovascular) or wet (neovascular). Neovascular refers to growth of new blood vessels in an are...

The field of ophthalmology has advanced considerably in the past several decades in terms of surgical and technical advancements, understanding the...

Optic nerve diseases is the second commonest cause of blindness world-wide. The diagnosis and clinical management of these conditions depends criti...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a human disease characterised by loss of photoreceptor cells, especially rods, leading to visual disturbance and event...

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a human disease characterised by loss of photoreceptor cells, especially rods, leading to visual disturbance and event...

Tania Martín-Pérez, Ángel Criado-Fornelio, Manuel Ávila-Blanco, and Jorge Pérez-Serrano begin this book by reviewing studies that propose species i...

A significant number of important diseases, some of which are arriving at epidemic levels, such as diabetes and macular degeneration, produce, and ...

SBAs, EMQs & SAQs in the SPECIALTIES provides a broad range and style of questions, not only for medical students preparing for their final exa...

The aim of the 5th International Conference on Retinal Proteins was to present the latest findings of the interdisciplinary fields where photochemi...

In the opening chapter, the authors focus on the current understanding of mechanisms regulating retinotopic axonal projection within the retina, op...

Glaucoma is a group of disorders characterised by an abnormally high intraocular pressure (IOP), which can damage the optic nerve and lead to blind...