1st ed. 2019 Edition
by Ulrich Spandau (Author), Sang Jin Kim (Author)
This book provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on
diagnosis, medical and surgical treatments for pediatric retinal
vascular conditions, which are leading causes of childhood blindness
throughout the world. Experienced ophthalmologists in the field discuss
basic knowledge about these diseases and practical aspects of management
such as exam under anesthesia, diagnostic approaches including
spectral-domain hand-held optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT
angiography. The reader will learn about the recent advances in medical
and surgical treatments for pediatric retinal vascular diseases. The
surgical treatments, anti-VEGF injections, laser photocoagulation and
lens sparing vitrectomy are explained step-by-step and can be observed
in several videos.
Both the general ophthalmologist who cares for
children with retinal diseases and the specialist (pediatric
ophthalmologists and vitreoretinal surgeon) will find this book to be an
informative resource in providing best care for children with pediatric
retinal vascular conditions.
