Table of Contents:
  • I Pathogenesis of retinal vascular disease
  • 1 Functional anatomy, fine structure and basic pathology
  • 2 Retinal vascular development
  • 3 Retinal angiogenesis and growth factors
  • 4 Hematopoietic stem cells in vascular development and ocular neovascularization
  • 5 Inflammation as a stimulus for vascular leakage and proliferation
  • 6 The neuronal influence on retinal vascular pathology
  • 7 Hypoxia in the pathogenesis of retinal disease
  • 8 Blood retinal barrier
  • 9 Retinal blood flow
  • 10 Genetic approach to retinal vascular disease
  • II General concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal vascular disease
  • 11 A practical guide to fluorescein angiography
  • 12 Optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis of retinal vascular disease
  • 13 General concepts in laser treatment for retinal vascular disease
  • 14 The role of photodynamic therapy in retinal vascular disease
  • 15 Cryosurgery in retinal vascular disease
  • 16 Vitrectomy in retinal vascular disease: surgical principles
  • 17 Treatment of rubeotic secondary glaucoma
  • 18 Intravitreal injections: guidelines to minimize the risk of endophthalmitis
  • III Pathology, clinical course and treatment of retinal vascular diseases
  • 19 Grading of diabetic retinopathy
  • 20 Retinopathy of prematurity
  • 21 Vascular occlusive disease
  • 22 Vascular abnormalities
  • 23 Vasculopathy after treatment of choroidal melanoma
  • 24 Vasculopathies with acute systemic diseases
  • 25 Inflammatory vascular disease
  • 26 Hypertensive retinopathies
  • 27 Sickle cell retinopathy and hemoglobinopathies
  • 28 Vascular tumors of the retina.