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The chapter “Medical Retina and Uveitis” provides the reader with an overview of the clinical features and management of retinal diseases, notably: age-related macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, vascular disease, hypertensive retinopathy and retinitis pigmentosa. In addition, it covers infective and inflammatory conditions leading to posterior uveitis (e.g. sarcoidosis, Behcet’s disease, tuberculosis and syphilis). The chapter further discusses pathology, imaging, and visualization of retinal diseases and will prove informative for ophthalmologists, optometrists and technicians.

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  1. Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Tunbridge Wells, UK

    Camille Yvon & Moloy Dey

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  1. Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Sussex Medical School Tongdean Eye Clinic, Brighton and Hove, UK

    Christopher Liu

  2. Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Hove, UK

    Hanbin Lee

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Yvon, C., Dey, M. (2020). Medical Retina and Uveitis. In: Liu, C., Lee, H. (eds) Fundamentals in Ophthalmic Practice . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-28841-9_9

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