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Trauma and Miscellaneous Disorders in Retina

  • Reviews basic concepts of etiology, diagnosis and treatment of retinal trauma
  • Uses a didactic approach to present key points
  • Covers rare retinal conditions

Part of the book series: Retina Atlas (RA)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
  2. Posterior Ocular Trauma

    • Müller Gonçalves Urias
    Pages 1-4
  3. Ocular Trauma Treatment Guideline

    • Ignatz Rohrbacher
    Pages 5-7
  4. Choroidal Folds

    • Müller Gonçalves Urias
    Pages 9-11
  5. Choroidal Rupture

    • Felipe Pereira, Gabriel Costa Andrade
    Pages 13-17
  6. Commotio Retinae

    • Felipe Muralha
    Pages 19-21
  7. Valsalva Retinopathy

    • Nathalia Corbelli Roberti, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues
    Pages 23-27
  8. Purtscher Retinopathy

    • Débora Furuzawa Ribeiro, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues, Ricardo Luz Leitão Guerra, Carina Costa Cotrim
    Pages 29-31
  9. Subhyaloid Hemorrhage, Traumatic Macular Hole, and Electric Burn

    • Thaís Sousa Mendes, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues
    Pages 33-36
  10. Retained Intraocular Foreign Body

    • Pedro Felipe Mylla Boso, Luis Felipe da Silva Alves Carneiro
    Pages 37-46
  11. Optic Disc Drusen

    • Nicolas Jean Paul Peres
    Pages 51-56
  12. Retinal Diseases in Pregnancy

    • Thaís Quisia Lima Gaspar, Eduardo Tomazoni, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues
    Pages 57-60
  13. Cancer Therapy-Associated Retinopathy

    • Valeska Aparecida Riguette Costa, Eduardo Tomazoni, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues
    Pages 61-65
  14. Asteroid Hyalosis and Synchysis Scintillans

    • Mariana Batista Gonçalves
    Pages 67-71
  15. Myelinated Retinal Fiber Layer

    • Bruno de Queiroz Alves
    Pages 73-76
  16. Congenital Optic Disc PIT

    • Mayara Fernanda Pacovska, Eduardo Tomazoni
    Pages 77-80
  17. Melanocytoma of Optic Nerve

    • Paula M. Marinho, Eduardo Tomazoni, Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues
    Pages 81-84

About this book

This atlas presents common and rare traumatic conditions of the retina and related intraocular tissues (choroidal rupture, commotio retinae, intraocular foreign body). It also covers intraocular tumors and congenital conditions such as myelinated retinal nerve fibers. Including numerous high-quality figures using various modalities, the book reviews the basic management principles in a reader-friendly style to help readers gain a better understanding of the diseases discussed.


Trauma and Miscellaneous Disorders in Retina is one of nine volumes in the series Retina Atlas. This series provides comprehensive information on vitreoretinal diseases, covering imaging basics, retinal vascular disease, ocular inflammatory disease, retinal degeneration, retinal surgery, macular disorders, ocular oncology, pediatric retina and trauma. 





Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues

  • Department of Ophthalmology, Philipp University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Carsten Helmut Meyer

  • Ophthalmology, Retina Fellowship, Visum Retina, Florianópolis, Brazil

    Eduardo Tomazoni

About the editors

Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues is an Affiliated Professor of Ophthalmology at the Federal University of São Paulo. He graduated in medicine at the Federal University of Santa Catarina in 1998, and completed his doctoral and postdoctoral degrees at the Federal University of São Paulo. He has published around 160 scientific articles in leading international journals such as Archives of Ophthalmology, American Journal of Ophthalmology, and Retina, and he is one of the editors of the major international book on the use of medications in the treatment of retinal diseases, Retinal Pharmacotherapy, published in 2010, and is Co-Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Retina and Vitreous. He has presented more than 250 papers at national and international conferences, and received 19 awards at congresses.


Carsten Helmut Meyer III holds an M.D. degree and is a specialist in vitreoretinal diseases. He attended medical schools in Freiburg, Innsbruck, and Oxford and received his medical degree from the University of Munich, Germany. Dr. Meyer completed his residency at the University Eye Hospital, Luebeck, Germany, and in 1999 pursued a 2-year vitreoretinal research fellowship at the Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC. He served as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, and as a Professor at the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn. Dr. Meyer is an editorial board member of several ophthalmic journals and serves as a reviewer for more than 65 peer-reviewed journals. He has published several book chapters, and 240 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He received the AAO Achievement Award (2008), is a member of the Retina Society, Club Jules Gonin, EURETINA, Deutsche Ophthalmologische Gesellschaft (DOG), and is listed in Marquis Who's Who and ORBIS. He is also a dedicated examiner on the panel of the European Board of Ophthalmology (EBO). 


Eduardo Tomazoni graduated in medicine from the University of Joinville Region and qualified as an ophthalmologist at Governador Celso Ramos Hospital, in Florianópolis-SC, Brazil. He is currently working as a Retina Fellow at Lumine Institute, Florianópolis-SC, Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Ophthalmology and is also a reviewer for the International Journal of Retina and Vitreous.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Trauma and Miscellaneous Disorders in Retina

  • Editors: Eduardo Büchele Rodrigues, Carsten Helmut Meyer, Eduardo Tomazoni

  • Series Title: Retina Atlas

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8550-6

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8549-0Published: 11 October 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-8552-0Published: 12 October 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-8550-6Published: 25 September 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2662-5741

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-575X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VII, 84

  • Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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