Foreword
Drs. Torres, Garcia, Gordon and Kon deliver a very useful and practical work that contains, in this volume, a collection of images of retinal vascular diseases and macular diseases. The editors have recruited a vast array of retina specialists from four continents to write the different chapters that constitute this volume. The chapters are structured in such a way that the reader may easily find pearls about the diagnosis, differential and treatment, accompanied by beautiful pictures using different imaging modalities. Our subspecialty has had tremendous advances in recent years regarding diagnostic imaging, and I’m sure ophthalmologists and residents will find this compilation really useful and enjoyable.
Hugo Quiroz-Mercado
Director, Research Department,
Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico,
Mexico City,
Mexico.
&
Professor of Ophthalmology,
University of Colorado,
Denver,
USA
E-mail: hugoquiroz@yahoo.com
Preface
We are honored to contribute to the information and education of ophthalmology students around the world. We have attempted to distill the current knowledge of medical practice and basic science retina research into a diagnostic atlas of retinal diseases. This is a quick-reference atlas eBook of the retina, edited by specialists in the field, essential to any practicing ophthalmologist or resident who has more than a passing interest in diseases and treatment of the retina.
This e-book includes contributors from Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Brazil, United States, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Costa Rica and Peru. It is divided into three volumes: Volume I, retinal vascular diseases, choroidal neovascularization related diseases, vitreomacular interface, and other macular disorders; Volume II, traumatic retinopathies, diseases of vitreous, peripheral degenerations, retinal detachment, pediatric retinal diseases, and retinal dystrophies; and Volume III, posterior uveitis, tumors of the retina, and choroid.
This diagnostic atlas eBook of retinal diseases contains full-color, high quality images of the most frequent retinal pathologies with a brief and comprehensive review of retinal diseases. Each chapter includes essentials of diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment. The format is concise, well organized, and didactic, without being exhaustive.
We hope and expect that our atlas of retina will facilitate in providing patients with the best possible care.
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our gratitude to Judy Soriano, who provided support with english composition and edition.
To our friends and colleagues without whose contribution would not have been possible to realize this project.
We also want to thank the staff of Bentham Science for their help and support and give us the opportunity to publish this eBook.
DEDICATION
This e-book is specially dedicated to Guillermo Manuel Gordon, MD. He inspired us to always work hard and try our best. He was a friend and a recognized ophthalmologist of Rosario-Argentina, who died on May 2nd, 2015.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The author(s) confirm that this chapter contents have no conflict of interest.
Mitzy E. Torres Soriano & Maximiliano Gordon
Centro de la Visión Gordon Manavella,
Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentina
Gerardo García Aguirre
Retina Department,
Asociaciós para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico,
Mexico City,
Mexico
Veronica Kon Graversen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
Chapel Hill, NC,
USA
List of Contributors
Editor(s):
Mitzy E. Torres Soriano
Centro de la Visión Gordon Manavella
Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentina
Gerardo García Aguirre
Retina Department
Asociaión para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico
Maximiliano Gordon
Centro de la Visión Gordon Manavella
Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentina
Veronica Kon Graversen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
USA
Contributor(s):
Manuel Torres López
Unidad Oftalmológica “Dr Torres López”
Centro Médico Cagua
Cagua-Aragua
Venezuela
Adai Pérez Montesinos
Clínica Almendros
Oaxaca
Mexico
/
Attending Retina Specialist
Ophthalmology Service of Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad de Oaxaca
Mexico
Alejandra Scaraffia
Centrovision
Mendoza
Argentina
/
Ophthalmology Department
Hospital Central
Mendoza
Argentina
Andrea Arriola-López
Retina Service, Asociación para Evitar Ceguera en México
Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes IAP
Mexico City
Mexico
Andrée Henaine-Berra
Hospital General “Dr. Manuel Gea González”
Mexico City
Mexico
Antonio Capone Jr.
Associated Retinal Consultants
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
USA
Carolina Merlo
Microcirugía Ocular Rosario
Rosario-Santa Fe
Argentina
Caterina Benatti
Retina Department, Institute of Ophthalmology
University of Modena
Modena
Italy
Cesare Forlini
Department of Ophthalmology at Santa Maria delle Croci Hospital
Ravenna
Italy
Christina Pagano
Instituto de Cirugía Ocular
San José
Costa Rica
Fernando Miassi
Ophthalmology Department
Sanatorio Británico, Rosario
Santa Fe
Argentina
/
Ophthalmology Department
Sanatorio Centro
Santa Fe
Argentina
Francys J. Torres Méndez
Hospital los Samanes
Centro Oftalmológico Regional Aragua (CORA)
Maracay
Venezuela
/
Clínica de Ojos Aragua
Maracay
Venezuela
Gabriel Ruiz Fernandez
OftalmoClínica
Santa Fe
Argentina
Gastón Gómez Caride
Retina Department, Centro de Ojos Quilmes
Provincia de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Gema Ramirez
Centro de Cirugía Oftalmológica (CECOF)
Caracas
Venezuela
Gerardo García Aguirre
Retina Department
Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico
/
Escuela de Medicina del Tecnológico de Monterrey
Mexico City
Mexico
Guillermo Iribarren
Opththalmology Service
Hospital Alemán
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Hugo Quiroz Mercado
Ophthalmology Department, Denver Health Medical Center
University of Colorado
Denver
USA
Humberto Ruiz García
Clínica Santa Lucía
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Mexico
J. Fernando Arevalo
The Retina Division, Wilmer Eye Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
USA
/
The King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital
Riyadh
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Jose Dalma-Weiszhausz
Attending Physician, Retina Department
Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico
Jose L. Diaz Rubio
Retina Department
Hospital Star Médica
Aguascalientes
Mexico
Lihteh Wu
Instituto de Cirugía Ocular
San José
Costa Rica
Luis Suarez Tata
From the Retina & Vitreous Service
Clínica Oftalmológica El Viñedo
Valencia
Venezuela
Marcelo Zas
Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín” de la University of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Argentina
María Ana Martínez-Castellanos
Retina Service, Asociación para Evitar Ceguera en México
Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes IAP
Mexico City
Mexico
Maria Daniela Malave
Unidad UOPRED C.A.
Grupo Medico Docente Dr. Jose Vazquez
Valencia
Venezuela
Mariana Camacho Mendez
Ophthalmology Department, Denver Health Medical Center
University of Colorado
Denver
USA
Mariano Iros
Clínica de Ojos Córdoba
Córdoba
Argentina
Matko Vidosevich
Microcirugía Ocular Rosario
Rosario-Santa Fe
Argentina
/
Hospital Provincial del Centenario
Rosario-Santa Fe
Argentina
Matteo Forlini
Retina Department, Institute of Ophthalmology
University of Modena
Modena
Italy
Max Wu
Instituto de Cirugía Ocular
San José
Costa Rica
Maximiliano Gordon
Centro de la Visión Gordon-Manavella
Rosario
Argentina
Michael D. Ober
Department of Ophthalmology
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit
MI
/
Retina Consultants of Michigan
Southfield
MI
Miroslava Meraz-Gutiérrez
Retina Service, Asociación para Evitar Ceguera en México
Hospital Luis Sanchez Bulnes IAP
Mexico City
Mexico
Mitzy E. Torres Soriano
Unidad Of talmológica “Dr. Torres López”
Centro Médico Cagua
Aragua
Venezuela
/
Retina Department, Ophthalmology Service
Hospital Provincial del Centenario
Rosario, Santa Fe
Argentina
/
Centro de la visión Gordon-Manavella
Rosario
Argentina
Naty C. Torres Soriano
Centro Médico Cagua
Unidad Oftalmológica “Dr. Torres López”
Cagua-Aragua
Venezuela
/
Ophthalmology Department
Hospital Central de Maracay
Maracay
Venezuela
Paul Tornambe
Retina Consultants of San Diego
Poway
CA
USA
Rafael Muci Mendoza
The Neurophthalmology unit “Dr. Rafael Muci Mendoza” Hospital J. M. Vargas
Caracas
Venezuela
Reinaldo García A.
From the Retina & Vitreous Service
Clínica Oftalmológica El Viñedo
Valencia
Venezuela
Robert A. Prinzi
Department of Ophthalmology
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit
MI
Robinson. V. Paul Chan
Retina Service, Department of Ophthalmology, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
USA
Steven S. Saraf
Department of Ophthalmology
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit
MI
Veronica Kon Graversen
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
NC
USA
Verónica Oria
From the Retina & Vitreous Service
Clínica Oftalmológica El Viñedo
Valencia
Venezuela
Yoshihiro Yonekawa
Associated Retinal Consultants
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Royal Oak, MI
USA