Publisher's Synopsis
Perimetry and the Fundus: An Introduction to Microperimetry is an innovative and comprehensive text that provides essential information about microperimetry, the latest approach in evaluating the fundus and diagnosing retinal and optic nerve dysfunction and diseases.
Inside Perimetry and the Fundus, Dr. Edoardo Midena details how this technique is performed and discusses how testing patterns can be tailored to a variety of retinal, macular, and optic nerve disorders.
Perimetry and the Fundus offers a detailed explanation of how microperimetry is used to topographically locate retinal fixation and retinal function defects such as relative or dense scotomas. This unique resource provides information about the functional status of the macula and more diffused retinal dysfunction and identifies changes that are more difficult to diagnose using traditional techniques, particularly early in the disease course when the macula may appear stable in appearance. Additionally, a description of the functional impact of many different retinal abnormalities and the treatment options available for the functional diagnosis of retinal disease is provided.
As microperimetry is establishing itself as an important form of functional testing; clinicians who are treating patients suffering from diseases of retinal neural cells, such as glaucoma and retinal dystrophies and degeneration, as well as patients with low vision, will welcome Perimetry and the Fundus into their practice.
Inside Perimetry and the Fundus, Dr. Edoardo Midena details how this technique is performed and discusses how testing patterns can be tailored to a variety of retinal, macular, and optic nerve disorders.
Perimetry and the Fundus offers a detailed explanation of how microperimetry is used to topographically locate retinal fixation and retinal function defects such as relative or dense scotomas. This unique resource provides information about the functional status of the macula and more diffused retinal dysfunction and identifies changes that are more difficult to diagnose using traditional techniques, particularly early in the disease course when the macula may appear stable in appearance. Additionally, a description of the functional impact of many different retinal abnormalities and the treatment options available for the functional diagnosis of retinal disease is provided.
As microperimetry is establishing itself as an important form of functional testing; clinicians who are treating patients suffering from diseases of retinal neural cells, such as glaucoma and retinal dystrophies and degeneration, as well as patients with low vision, will welcome Perimetry and the Fundus into their practice.
