Publisher's Synopsis
With its comprehensive coverage and the major advances in treatment, both the general ophthalmologist and the specialist will find this book to be a valuable resource in providing effective, state-of-the-art care for infants and children with pediatric retinal conditions.
FEATURES:
Includes an expanded atlas of retinal images, grouped by fundus appearance to aid the diagnosing clinician
Provides best practicesin diagnosis, medical and surgical management, as well as information on the genetic aspects of diseases
Covers genotypes of numerous diseasespreviously uncharacterized
Includes advances in posterior segment imagingwith the spectral domain hand-held OCT, along with endoscope in vitreoretinal surgery
· Includes sections on retinal development related to ocular developmental and genetic diseases
New sections on international ophthalmology and telemedicine
Expanded chapters on gene therapy and retinal transplantation and prostheses