1. Publisher's announcement

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 3

2. Editorial

   OriginalPaper Pages: 4 - 4

3. Preface

   • Thomas J. Wolfensberger
   • Leonidas Zografos

   OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 205

4. The historical discovery of macular edema

   • Thomas J. Wolfensberger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 207 - 216

5. Cellular mechanisms of blood-retinal barrier dysfunction in macular edema

   • Stanley A. Vinores
   • Nancy L. Derevjanik
   • Peter A. Campochiaro

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 228

6. The molecular structure and function of the inner blood-retinal barrier

   • Thomas W. Gardner
   • David A. Antonetti
   • The Penn State Retina Research Group

   OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 237

7. Mechanisms of fluid accumulation in retinal edema

   • Michael F. Marmor

   OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 249

8. Regulators of vascular permeability: potential sites for intervention in the treatment of macular edema

   • Mark C. Gillies

   OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 260

9. Inhibition of membrane-bound carbonic anhydrase decreases subretinal pH and volume

   • Thomas J. Wolfensberger
   • Andrey V. Dmitriev
   • Victor I. Govardovskii

   OriginalPaper Pages: 261 - 271

10. Macular hole formation in diabetic retinopathy: the role of coexisting macular edema

    • Periklis D. Brazitikos
    • Nikolaos Tr. Stangos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 278

11. Macular edema in retinal vein occlusion: Up-date from the central retinal vein occlusion study

    • G. Soubrane

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 282

12. Visual prognosis of macular involvement in peripheral retinal vascular malformations

    • Jalali Subhadra
    • Rahman Najmi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 283 - 295

13. The pathogenesis and clinical presentation of macular edema in inflammatory diseases

    • Y. Guex-Crosier

    OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 309

14. Cystoid macular edema in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and past ocular history of cytomegalovirus retinitis after initiation of protease inhibitors

    • Panayotis Zafirakis
    • Nikos N. Markomichelakis
    • Panagiotis G. Theodossiadis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 311 - 315

15. Is scleral fixation a safe procedure for intraocular lens implantation?

    • Paolo Lanzetta
    • Francesco M. Bandello
    • Ugo Menchini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 323

16. Macular edema induced by phacoemulsification

    • T. Micelli Ferrari
    • M. Cavallo
    • N. Cardascia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 327

17. Cyst formation in optic disc pit maculopathy

    • G.P. Theodossiadis
    • P.G. Theodossiadis
    • M.N. Apostolopoulos

    OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 335

18. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) in macular edema

    • Rosario Brancato

    OriginalPaper Pages: 337 - 339

19. Novel imaging techniques for diabetic macular edema

    • Conceição Lobo
    • Rui Bernardes
    • José G. Cunha-Vaz

    OriginalPaper Pages: 341 - 347

20. Reproducibility of volumetric macular measurements in diabetic patients with the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph

    • H.J. Zambarakji
    • S.A. Vernon
    • W.M.K. Amoaku

    OriginalPaper Pages: 349 - 360

21. Diabetic maculopathy induced by vitreo-macular traction: evaluation by optical coherence tomography (OCT)

    • A. Giovannini
    • G.P. Amato
    • E. Ripa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 361 - 365

22. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) in idiopathic polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (IPCV)

    • A. Giovannini
    • G.P. Amato
    • M. Giuliani

    OriginalPaper Pages: 367 - 371

23. New diagnostic tools for macular edema

    • M. Varano
    • C. Scassa
    • N. Capaldo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 373 - 379

24. Treatment of cystoid macular edema with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and corticosteroids

    • T. J. Wolfensberger
    • C. P. Herbort

    OriginalPaper Pages: 381 - 386

25. The role of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors in the management of macular edema

    • Thomas J. Wolfensberger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 387 - 397

26. Medical treatment of macular edema in patients with uveitis

    • Blanca Rojas
    • Panayotis Zafirakis
    • C. Stephen Foster

    OriginalPaper Pages: 399 - 407

27. Treatment of uveitic macular edema with acetazolamide

    • M. Zierhut
    • H.J. Thiel
    • T. Schlote

    OriginalPaper Pages: 409 - 413

28. When and how to do a grid laser for diabetic macular edema

    • Francesco Bandello
    • Paolo Lanzetta
    • Ugo Menchini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 415 - 419

29. Grid photocoagulation for focal diabetic macular edema with focal leaks and hard exsudates involving the peri-foveolar area

    • C. Guyot-Argenton
    • J. A. Bernard
    • G. Renard

    OriginalPaper Pages: 421 - 425

30. Grid laser treatment of macular edema in macular branch retinal vein occlusion

    • M. Battaglia Parodi
    • S. Saviano
    • G. Ravalico

    OriginalPaper Pages: 427 - 431

31. The place of vitreoretinal surgery in the treatment of macular oedema

    • G. W. Aylward

    OriginalPaper Pages: 433 - 438

32. Vitrectomy for traction macular edema

    • C. J. Pournaras
    • A. D. Kapetanios
    • G. Donati

    OriginalPaper Pages: 439 - 447

33. Vitrectomy for macular pucker and vitreomacular traction syndrome

    • Fritz Koerner
    • Justus Garweg

    OriginalPaper Pages: 449 - 458

34. Cystotomy for diabetic cystoid macular edema

    • Naoko Tachi
    • Yoshihiro Hashimoto
    • Nobuchika Ogino

    OriginalPaper Pages: 459 - 464

35. Vitrectomy for macular edema combined with retinal vein occlusion

    • Naoko Tachi
    • Yoshihiro Hashimoto
    • Nobuchika Ogino

    OriginalPaper Pages: 465 - 469

36. Pars plana vitrectomy in diabetic macular edema

    • T. Micelli Ferrari
    • N. Cardascia
    • L. Cardia

    OriginalPaper Pages: 471 - 474