Ophthalmology Books

Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive overview of blepharitis that covers the various types of this common and challenging entity.Concise and unique, chapters are clinically focused, providing an equal emphasis on the medical as well as surgical management of this condition. The book concludes with a look at future directions in the field as they pertain to diagnosis and management.Blepharitis is an invaluable reference written specifically for comprehensive ophthalmologists, cornea and external disease specialists, residents, fellows, and optometrists.Table of ContentsIntroduction Anterior blepharitis Posterior blepharitis Local and systemic associations Diagnostic tools Sebaceous cell carcinoma: masquerade syndrome Medical management Surgical management Conclusions and future directions

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Book SynopsisThe Genetics of Color Vision and Congenital Color Deficiencies.- Development and Ageing.- The Retinal Processing of Photoreceptor Signals.- Functional Imaging of Cone Photoreceptors.- Color and Cone Opponency and the Transmission of Chromatic Information from Retina to Cortex.- Psychophysical Correlates of Retinal Processing.- Color Constancy and Contextual Effects on Color Appearance.- Color in the Cortex.- Interactions of color vision with other visual modalities.- Computational Modeling of Color Vision.- Color Vision in Clinical Science.- Evolution of color vision.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first textbook to offer a comprehensive account of ocular prosthetics and the evidence used to underpin and support this field of healthcare. It does so by bringing together information from ophthalmology, prosthetic eye and contact lens literature, and from experts actively engaged in these fields.The book describes the psychological, anatomical and physiological aspects of eye loss as well as surgical procedures for removing the eye, patient evaluation, constructing prosthetic eyes (including prosthetic and surgical techniques for dealing with socket complications), the socket’s response to prosthetic eyes, prosthetic eye maintenance and the history of prosthetic eyes.Though primarily intended for prosthetists, ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses, optometrists and students in the fields of ocular medicine, maxillofacial medicine and anaplastology, the book also offers a useful resource for other health workers and family members who care for prosthetic eye patients, and for those patients seeking a deeper understanding of the issues affecting them than they can find elsewhere.Table of Contents​History of Prosthetic Eyes.- The Anophthalmic Patient.- Anatomy and Physiology.- Anophthalmia and Ocular Disfigurement.- Patient Evaluation.- Making and Fitting a Custom Moulded Prosthetic Eye.- Prosthetic Shells and Lenses.- Socket Complications.- Response of the Anophthalmic Socket to Prosthetic Eye Wear.- Mucoid Discharge Associated with Prosthetic Eye Wear.- Living with a Prosthetic Eye.

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Book Synopsis1. Angeborene Stoffwechselstörungen.- 2. Hereditäre Bindegewebserkrankungen.- 3. Erworbene Erkrankungen der Gelenke und des Bindegewebes.- 4. Infektionen, Infestationen und Granulomatosen.- 5. Hauterkrankungen.- 6. Endokrine Erkrankungen.- 7. Herz-Kreislauf- und Lungenerkrankungen.- 8. Nierenerkrankungen.- 9. Erkrankungen des hämatopoetischen und lymphoretikulären Systems.- 10. Erkrankungen des Magen-Darm-Traktes der Leber- und Gallenwege.- 11. Erkrankungen der Nerven und Muskeln.Table of Contents1. Angeborene Stoffwechselstörungen.- 2. Hereditäre Bindegewebserkrankungen.- 3. Erworbene Erkrankungen der Gelenke und des Bindegewebes.- 4. Infektionen, Infestationen und Granulomatosen.- 5. Hauterkrankungen.- 6. Endokrine Erkrankungen.- 7. Herz-Kreislauf- und Lungenerkrankungen.- 8. Nierenerkrankungen.- 9. Erkrankungen des hämatopoetischen und lymphoretikulären Systems.- 10. Erkrankungen des Magen-Darm-Traktes der Leber- und Gallenwege.- 11. Erkrankungen der Nerven und Muskeln.

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Book SynopsisThis atlas is the fruit of a many years' ex- eet atlas est Ie fruit d'une longue experience Dieser Atlas ist das Ergebnis langjlihriger Er- perience in the application of anatomico-clini- de la methode anatomo-clinique appliquee a fahrung mit der auf die ophthalmologische cal methods to ophthalmological oncology. I' oncologie ophtalmologique. Onkologie angewandten anatomisch-klini- schen Methode. In the field of ophthalmology, as in other En Ophtalmologie comme dans les autres dis- medical areas, oncology has progressively in- ciplines medicales, I' allongement progress if Wie auch in anderen Disziplinen gewinnt die creased in importance with the gradual de l'esperance de vie donne davantage Onkologie in der Ophthalmologie mit der lengthening of life expectation. Apart from d'importance a l'oncologie. En effet, mises a steigenden Lebenserwartung immer mehr an rare tumours and certain malformations in part les rares tumeurs de I' enfant et certaines Bedeutung. Von den wenigen Tumoren des children, neoformations in ophthalmology are malformations, les neoformations en Kindes und gewissen MiBbildungen largely confined to ageing patients. Any of the Ophtalmologie sont l'apanage preferentiel du abgesehen sind Neubildungen in der Ophthal- intraocular tissues may be affected: those of sujet age. Elles peuvent toucher tous les tis sus mologie in erster Linie dem lilteren Menschen the iris, the ciliary body, the choroid or the intra-oculaires: iris, corps ciliaire, choroYde, vorbehalten. Sie konnen an slimtlichen in- retina, as well as of the orbit and the eyelid.Trade Review' I recommend it as a useful addition to the library of an individual specializing in ophthalmic pathology and ocular oncology. ' Ophthalmic Practice: Asian Edition 1:1 1995 Table of ContentsDetailed table of contents.- Tumours of the Eyelids and the Conjunctiva.- I. Tumours of the epithelium and adnexa.- 1. Benign tumours.- 1.1 Benign tumours of the epithelium (without adnexa).- 1.1a Papillomas of the eyelid.- 1.1b Seborrheic keratosis.- 1.1c Conjunctival keratosis.- 1.1d Molluscum contagiosum.- 1.1e Kerato-acanthoma.- 1.2 Cysts.- 1.2a Epidermal and pilar cysts.- 1.2b Conjunctival cysts.- 1.3 Benign pilar tumours.- 1.3a Trichilemmoma.- 1.3b Tricho-epithelioma.- 1.3c Pilomatricoma.- 1.4 Benign sebaceous gland tumours.- 1.4a “Senile” sebaceous naevus of the eyelid.- 1.4b “Senile” sebaceous naevus of the caruncle.- 1.4c Meibomian adenoma.- 1.5 Sweat gland benign tumours.- 1.5a Hidrocystoma.- 1.5b Papillary syringadenoma.- 1.5c Syringomas.- 1.5d Eccrine acrospiroma.- 1.6 Oncocytoma of the caruncle.- 2. Precancerous epithelial tumours.- 2.1 Palpebral actinic keratosis.- 2.2 Conjunctival actinic keratosis.- 2.3 Conjunctival carcinoma in situ.- 2.4 Xeroderma pigmentosum.- 3. Malignant epithelial tumours.- 3.1 Basal cell carcinomas of the lids.- 3.2 Squamous cell (epidermoid) carcinoma of the lids.- 3.3 Squamous cell (epidermoid) carcinoma of the conjunctiva.- 3.4 Muco-epidermoid carcinoma of the conjunctiva.- 3.5 Sebaceous carcinomas.- 3.6 Sweat gland carcinomas.- II. Pigmented tumours of the lids and the conjunctiva.- 1. Benign pigmented tumours.- 1.1 Junctional naevus.- 1.2 Compound naevus.- 1.3 Intradermal naevus.- 1.4 Cystic benign naevus.- 1.5 Balloon cell naevus.- 1.6 Giant pigmented naevus.- 1.7 Juvenile melanoma of S. Spitz.- 1.8 Blue naevus of Tièche.- 2. Malignant melanomas of the eyelids and the conjunctiva.- 2.1 Precancerous Hutchinson-Dubreuilh melanosis.- 2.2 Superficial spreading melanoma.- 2.3 Nodular melanoma.- III. Xanthomatous tumours.- 1. Tuberous xanthoma of the lid.- 2. Xanthelasma.- 3. Juvenile xanthogranuloma of the eyelid and conjunctiva.- IV. Vascular benign tumours.- 1. Palpebro-conjunctival lymphangiomas.- V. Vascular malignant tumours.- 1. Kaposi’s sarcoma.- VI. Tumours of adipose tissue.- 1. Lipoma of the conjunctiva.- VII. Palpebro-conjunctival tumours of nerve tissue.- 1. Neurofibroma.- 2. Schwannoma.- 3. Merkel cell tumour.- VIII. Dysgenetic tumours of the conjunctiva, lids and orbit.- 1. Dermoid cyst.- 2. Dermoid of the limbus and dermis-like choristoma.- 3. Dermolipoma.- 4. Complex choristoma.- 5. Epibulbar osteoma.- IX. Inflammatory and degenerative pseudo-tumoral lesions.- 1. Chalazion.- 2. Pyogenic granuloma.- 3. Pinguecula.- 4. Pterygium.- 5. Palpebro-conjunctival amyloidosis.- Orbital and Orbito-Palpebral Tumours.- X. Fibrohistiocytic tumours.- 1. Benign fibrohistiocytoma.- 2. Malignant fibrohistiocytoma.- 3. Nodular fasciitis.- XI. Tumours of muscular tissue.- 1. Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.- XII. Benign palpebro-orbital vascular tumours.- 1. Cavernous haemangioma.- 2. Benign haemangio-endothelioma.- 3. Haemangio-pericytoma.- 4. Flat haemangioma.- 5. Intravascular vegetating haemangio-endothelioma.- XIII. Tumours of adipose orbital tissue.- 1. Lipoma.- 2. Liposarcoma.- XIV. Bone tumours.- 1. Osteoma.- 2. Bone haemangioma.- 3. Giant cell tumour.- 4. Osteosarcoma.- 5. Mesenchymatous chondrosarcoma.- XV. Pseudo-tumorous bone dysplasias.- 1. Fibrous dysplasia and ossifying fibroma.- 2. Bone cyst aneurysm.- XVI. Tumours of the neural tissue or neural-like tumours.- 1. Schwannoma.- 2. Orbital neurofibroma.- 3. Granular cell tumour.- 4. Alveolar soft part sarcoma.- 5. Sympathoblastoma.- XVII. Tumours of the infra-orbital optic nerve.- 1. Glioma.- 2. Meningiomas.- XVIII. Haemato-sarcomas.- 1. Lymphomas.- 2. Plasmacytomas.- 3. Granulocytic sarcoma.- XIX. Tumours of the lacrimal gland.- 1. Benign mixed tumour.- 2. Malignant tumours of the lacrimal gland.- 2.1 Adenoid cystic carcinoma.- 2.2 Carcinoma within a pleomorphic adenoma.- 2.3 Other carcinomas.- XX. Tumours of the lacrimal sac.- XXI. Pseudo-tumorous histiocytic lesions (X Histiocytoses).- 1. Eosinophilic granuloma of bone.- 2. Hand-Schuller-Christian disease.- 3. Sinus histiocytosis.- Tumours of the Uvea.- XXII. Iris tumours.- 1. Iris cysts.- 1.1 Primary cysts of the iris pigment epithelium.- 1.2 Secondary cystic proliferation.- 2. Iris pigmented tumours.- 2.1 Adenomas of the iris pigment epithelium.- 2.2 Melanocytic tumours of the iris stroma.- 3. Iris myogenic tumours.- 4. Juvenile xanthogranuloma.- 5. Metastases to the iris.- XXIII. Tumours of ciliary body.- 1. Epithelial tumours.- 1.1 Tumours of non-pigmented epithelium.- 1.1a Medullo-epitheliomas.- 1.1b Adult-type tumours.- 1.2 Tumours of the ciliary pigment epithelium.- 2. Melanocy tic tumours of the ciliary body stroma.- 2.1 Benign tumours.- 2.2 Ciliary body melanomas.- XXIV. Choroidal tumours.- 1. Melanocytic tumours and other neural crest-derived-tumours.- 1.1 Choroidal naevi.- 1.2 Choroidal tumours in neurofibromatosis.- 1.3 Melanosis oculi and naevus of Ota.- 1.4 Choroidal melanomas.- 2. Vascular tumours.- 2.1 Haemangiomas.- 3. Choroidal osteomas.- 4. Leukaemias and lymphomas.- 5. Metastatic carcinomas.- Tumours of the Retina and the Optic Disc.- XXV. Malignant tumour: Retinoblastoma.- XXVI. Glial tumours of the retina and the optic disc.- 1. Astrocytoma.- XXVII. Vascular tumours.- 1. Coats disease.- 2. Von Hippel’s disease.- XXVIII. Retina and disorders of the blood and blood forming organs.- XXIX. Tumours of the retinal pigment epithelium.- XXX. Melanocytoma of the optic disc.- XXXI. Drusen of the optic disc.- Technical appendix.- Literature.- Alphabetical index of subjects.

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Book SynopsisThe 12th Congress of SIDUO took place in Iguazu Falls, Argentina, where participants could enjoy the scenery of the magnificent Falls. The organization was sponsored by the University Department of Oph- thalmology, Buenos Aires; the University Department of Ophthalmology, EI Salvador; SAUMB (Socieded Argentina de Ultrasonografia en Medecina y Biologia) and CLEO (Club Latinoamericano de Ecografia OftalmoI6gica). The Honorary President was Professor Horacio Soriano from Buenos Aires. The local organizing committee consisted of the following persons: President Roberto Sampaolesi Vice President Atilio Lombardi Scientific Secretary: Eduardo Mayorga Treasurers Guillermo Iribarren Abelardo Cavatorta We are particularly grateful to Doctor J S Hillmann, Professor K C Ossoinig and Doctor nvf Thijssen, who have helped with their counsel and advice. I would also like to thank our congress secretaries Graciela Massonat and Cristina Taegl for their enormous help in organizing SIDUO XII. To Doctor Javier Cassiraghi and Doctor Walter de Gregory our thanks for their outstanding help in organizing the scientific sessions. Thanks are due to the commercial exhibitors and most of all to our sponsors: Laboratorios Pfoertner Cornealent and Biophysic Medical. Our special thanks to Doctor Tomas Pfoertner for his great administrative expertise and counsel and to Christine Warren from Biophysic for her help in financing these proceedings. The 12th SIDUO thanks for their generous support: Pupilent Plastic Lens Argentina, Grafica SA and Laboratorio Optico Santamarina.Trade Review' Well edited and carefully printed, this book contains a wealth of information on recent developments, a must for all researchers in this field, especially those who were unable to attend the Congress. ' Documenta Opthalmologica 80 1992 Table of ContentsOne. The Orbit.- 1. Ultrasonically-guided biopsy in orbital tumours.- 2. Echodriven fine needle aspiration biopsy in orbital tumor diagnosis.- 3. Echography assisted fine needle aspiration biopsy for diagnosing orbital pseudotumor and lymphoma.- 4. Ultrasound diagnosis of orbital histiocytofibromas.- 5. Orbitary myxoma: ultrasonographic diagnosis.- 6. Pre-operative and post-operative echographic results on patients undergoing optic nerve sheath decompression.- 7. Evaluation of the subarachnoidal space—comparisons between ultrasound and high resolution NMR-techniques.- 8. Lesions of the lacrimal fossa: a retrospective echographic study.- 9. Ultrasound diagnosis of orbital schwannomas.- Two. Biometry.- 10. Automatic measurement technique of the axial length using a new type of B-mode ultrasonography.- 11. Transducer performance parameters and their influence on biometric results.- 12. Clinical usefulness of linking biometry systems to personal computers.- 13. Continuous biometry of the chrystalline lens during accommodation.- 14. Biometric investigation of the effect of gravity on the chrystalline lens during accommodation.- 15. In vivo determination of the speed of ultrasound in cataracted lenses.- 16. Biometry and characterization of the lens.- 17. Formulas and results of intraocular lens implantation.- 18. Axial length measurements and IOL power calculations in microphthalmic eyes.- 19. Ultrasound diagnosis of unilateral axial myopia.- 20. Biometry of retina choroid layer.- 21. Eye size of the premature infant around presumed term.- 22. Choroidal nevi: diagnosis with standardized echography.- 23. Echometry in congenital glaucoma: long-term results after 10 to 17 years of surgery.- 24. Long-term biooculometry of developmental glaucoma.- 25. Relation between axial length and refraction in eyes with congenital glaucoma.- 26. Biometric study of eyes with angle closure glaucoma.- Three. Vitreoretinal Diseases.- 27. Correlation between echography, vitreous surgery findings and follow-up.- 28. Power spectrum analysis of ultrasonic radio-frequency signals in vitreous diseases.- 29. Vitreous membranes: update echographical diagnosis.- 30. Reliability of standardized ultrasound in pre-operative diagnosis for vitreous surgery in diabetic patients.- 31. Ultrasound imaging in retinopathy of prematurity: retinal detachment in ROP stage 5 eyes and eye as prognostic indicator.- 32. Gas retinal detachment treatment and echography.- 33. Echographically driven extraction of foreign bodies.- 34. A case with a macular granuloma seropositive for Toxocara canis examined with standardized echography.- Four. Intraocular Tumours.- 35. Ultrasonography in intraocular tumours.- 36. Morphological parameters of intraocular tumours taking part in echographical tracings.- 37. Tissue characterization by ultrasound.- 38. Retinoblastoma conservative treatment: ultrasonographic follow-up.- 39. Ultrasonographic findings in selected cases of masquerading syndrome.- 40. Choroidal melanomas — correlations between A- and B-scan ultrasonography, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and histopathology.- 41. Doppler ultrasonography in the follow-up of malignant melanoma of the choroid.- 42. Possibilities and limitations of ultrasonographical localization of ruthenium-106-radioactive plaques during treatment.- 43. Tumour volume calculations by ultrasonographical data in the evaluation of regression patterns in ruthenium-treated melanomas.- 44. Echographic patterns simulating extrascleral extension of malignant melanoma following plaque removal.- 45. Intraoperative use of ultrasound to document proper plaque placement in treating choroidal melanoma.- 46. Acoustospectography and histology of intraocular Greene’s melanoma.- Five. Other Ocular Pathology.- 47. A-mode combined with B-mode ultrasonic equipment (Ophthascan S) in ocular and orbital diagnosis.- 48. Echo-ophthalmography in children.- 49. Radio frequency echographical study of pseudophakodonesis.- 50. Uveal effusion and nanophthalmos.- 51. ‘Monstrous’ deformations (myopic staphyloma) detected by ultrasound.- 52. Echographic findings in malignant glaucoma.- 53. Ultrasound findings in brawny scleritis.- 54. Echographic findings in lymphoid hyperplasia of the choroid.- 55. Diffuse lymphoid infiltration Of the uvea and periocular tissues.- Six. Physics and Techniques.- 56. In vivo determination of sound velocity in eye media.- 57. Two and three dimensional image processings applied to ophthalmic region.- 58. Three dimensional scan using a single transducer and image construction.- 59. Three dimensional display of ocular region using an array transducer.- 60. The development and clinical application of the digital quantitative color scan- converter connected with the ophthalmic contact ultrasonographic apparatus.- 61. Analysis of fundus blood dynamics by the ultrasonic Doppler method in blocking therapy for the stellar ganglions of the cervical sympathetic nerve.- 62. Computerized analysis of echo signals: multicentric experience.- 63. RGB output: our experience.- Authors index.

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Book SynopsisThere is perhaps no area of neuro-ophthalmology that is advancing more rapidly with respect to an understanding of its anatomy and physiology than the ocular motor system. For this reason, it is difficult not only to keep up with the latest information concerning the basic mechanisms involved in the control of eye movements but also to remain up to date regarding the pathophysiology of specific disorders of eye movement. The material in this book is derived from a two-day course on eye movements held in The Netherlands in 1986. The course was designed as an introduction to the normal ocular motor system and to disorders of eye movements and was aimed toward orthoptists, ophthalmolo­ gists, optometrists, neurologists, and neurosurgeons. The chapters in this book were compiled by a trio of experts in the field of eye movements and contain discussions of anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system, techniques of examination of patients with diplopia, and pathophysiology of specific disorders of ocular motility. Many of the authors of these chapters are among the most active investigators of eye movements in the world today, and their comments thus reflect the latest information in the field. This text is both basic and com­ prehensive and thus has something for everyone, from the student just beginning a study of the ocular motor system to the seasoned 'veteran' who wishes to know the latest information regarding central ocular motor control mechanisms. Neil R.Table of ContentsSection I: Anatomy and physiology.- 1: Anatomy of the oculomotor system.- 2: The physiology of eye movement.- 3: Pathophysiology of horizontal and vertical eye movement disorders.- Section II: Clinical and paraclinical examination.- 4: Bedside examination.- 5: Orthoptic investigation of ocular motor disturbances.- 6: Fundamentals and basic properties of clinical eye movement recording techniques.- Section III: Ophthalmic causes of diplopia.- 7: Interocular causes of diplopia.- 8: Diplopia in concomitant strabismus and other disturbances of fusion.- 9: Diplopia resulting from mechanical causes in the orbit.- 10: Vascular causes of diplopia.- Section IV: Myogenic disorders.- 11: Histochemical fibre types in extra-ocular muscles.- 12: Ocular myopathies: syndromes with chronic progressive external ophthalmoplegia (CPEO).- 13: Signs and symptoms of ocular myasthenia: a clinician’s view.- 14: Blepharoptosis.- Section V: Neurology.- 15: The interpretation of nystagmus.- 16: Vestibular eye movement disorders.- 17: Disorders of horizontal and vertical gaze.- 18: Syndromes of the medial longitudinal fasciculus.- 19: Oculomotor disturbances in extra-pyramidal disorders: a review of the literature.- 20: Eye movement disorders caused by lesions of the cerebral hemispheres.- 21: Psychogenic eye movements.- Section VI: Treatment.- 22: The conservative management of diplopia.- 23: Eye muscle surgery in peripheral third, fourth and sixth nerve palsy.- 24: Treatment of disturbances of ocular motility and diplopia: causal and cosmetic therapeutical possibilities.- 25: Neurosurgical aspects of tumour induced diplopia.- Index of subjects.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive text on the history of color theories since Halbertsma's book of 1947. Color is discussed in close connection with the evolution of ideas of light and vision. The book has chapters on the ancient Greek ideas of vision and color; on the contributions of Arabic science; on the Scientific Revolution from Kepler to Newton; on the early history of the three-color hypothesis; on the trichromatic theory and defective color vision; and on Goethe's, Schopenhauer's and Hering's theories. New understanding of the structure and functions of the retina and the brain finally results in the modern science of color vision. A History of Color has been written for ophthalmologists, optometrists and others who are interested in visual science and its history. The book requires no specialized knowledge.Table of ContentsI. Color Theory in the Ancient World. II. The Middle Ages. III. The Renaissance. IV. Light, Color and Vision During the Scientific Revolution. V. Newton. VI. From Newton to Young. VII. Classical-Romantic Colour Theory in Germany. VIII. Disorders of Color Vision. IX. The Mixing of Color. X. The Trichromatic Theory. XI. Hering's Four-Color Theory and the Zone Theories. XII. Anatomy and Physiology of the Visual System Between 1600 and 1900. XIII. The Twentieth Century. Appendix and Synopsis: What is Color? Notes. References. Index.

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