Clinical Case Studies: Vitreoretinal Issues

Drs. J. Michael Jumper. Todd P. Margolis, and Janet L. Davis

Discuss the role of intravitreal corticosteroids in the management of vitreoretinal disease; Describe the proposed etiologies of sterile endophthalmitis associated with intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetonide; List the differential diagnosis for acute uveitis with glaucoma; Recognize the signs and symptoms of viral uveitis, and perform appropriate diagnostic work-up; and Summarize the posterior segment complications associated with uveitis in children.

Clinical Case Studies: Glaucoma Pearls

Drs. Scott D. Smith and Michael E. Stiles

Describe the mechanism of increased intraocular pressure in glaucoma; Determine when surgery us appropriate for treatment of neovascular glaucoma; Choose the appropriate surgical option for treatment of uveitic glaucoma; Explain the surgical options for cataracts in glaucomatous eyes; and Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the combines surgery alternative for cataracts in glaucomatous eyes.