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Hereditary Ocular Disease

This website contains a database of hereditary disorders with important ocular features. It is designed as a portal site containing summary clinical descriptions with links to additional online information. Each description of a medical condition is also linked to a page containing information written in nontechnical language for patients.

Author(s): Harold E. Cross MD, PhD

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Fuchs corneal dystrophy

Fuchs� corneal dystrophy (FCD) is a progressive, hereditary disease of the cornea first described a century ago by the Austrian ophthalmologist Ernst Fuchs. This note provides recent advances in our understanding of the genetic and pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease, as well as the application of new imaging modalities and less invasive surgical procedures, present new opportunities for improved outcomes among patients with FCD.

Author(s): Allen O Eghrari, MD and John D Gottsch, MD

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Ophthalmology Lecture Notes (PDF 92P)

This lecture note will serve as a practical guideline for the hard-pressed mid-level health workers. We hope that it will be a good introduction to eye diseases for health science students working in Ethiopia. This note covers the following topics: basic anatomy and physiology of the eye, basic examination of the eye, external eye diseases, differential diagnosis of red eye, community ophthalmology, eye injuries and systemic disease and the eye.

Author(s): Dereje Negussie, Yared Assefa, Atotibebu Kassa, Azanaw Melese

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