Manual of Retinal Diseases: A Guide to Diagnosis and Management

This book is a comprehensive source of authoritative information on the clinical features,diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and management of medical and surgical retinal diseases. The Manual has 122 chapters, organized in 18 sections covering medical and surgical aspects of retinal diseases such as trauma, AMD, Uveitis, infections, endophthalmitis, pediatric diseases, dystrophies, and tumors. Easy-to-read chapters convey the fundamental concepts with the aid of clinical photographs, imaging studies (including fluorescein and indocyanine angiograms, ultrasonograms, CT scans, and MRI scans) and tables. The manual is of value to a wide range of practitioners and trainees, including students,residents, fellows and ophthalmologists who treat retinal diseases.

Carlos M Medina, MD is a vitreoretinal fellow at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami Florida. He has previously studied ocular immunology and pathology completing a fellowship in each of these subjects at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.He is also fellowship trained in ocular oncology (Cleveland Clinic). He has authored over 80 scientific papers, book chapters, and presented at numerous national and international meetings. He serves as an associate editor of Seminars of Ophthalmology and is a reviewer for several ophthalmic journals. He will be joining Retinal Consultants in Sacramento California.

Justin H. Townsend, MD is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, Florida.  He specializes in the surgical and medical management of vitreoretinal diseases.  He is actively involved in the surgical training of vitreoretinal fellows and has published and lectured nationally and internationally.

Arun D. Singh, MD is theDirector of the Department of Ophthalmic Oncology, Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic.  He has published more than 300 scientific papers and has edited several textbooks (Clinical Ophthalmic Oncology, Ophthalmic Ultrasonography, Ophthalmic Radiation therapy and, FNA cytology of Ophthalmic Tumors). He is Editor of the Ocular Oncology and Pathology.