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This highly popular, three-volume, definitive resource has entered its third edition updated with color and new information. Volume I Basic Sciences and Inherited Retinal Diseases/Tumors, Volume II Medical Retina, and Volume III Surgical Retina, are revamped to reflect the current thinking in the field of vitreoretinal diseases. As a result, readers are provided with in-depth coverage of the latest advances in basic science, diagnosis, and management of vitreoretinal disease. In enhancing the link between basic science and clinical findings, Volume I is revised with the latest in research findings, genetics, and cytokines. In addition, other topics have been revised extensively to incorporate the recent breakthroughs in diabetes, maculardegeneration, and new imaging techniques. Color photography along with a new digitized black and white line art also strengthen the book. Overall, the new edition serves as an excellent cornerstone reference and practical diagnostic tool for both general ophthalmologists and retinal specialists. Stands as the definitive resource on this subject, offering a review of the basics in Volume I, and continuing with more in-depth material in Volumes II and III. Each volume features new and updated chapters, including retinal embryology and development, the genetics of inherited retinal disease, the role of cytokines in the pathogenesis of retinal disease, the retinal degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa, ICG angiography, alternative surgical strategies in the management of primary and complicated retinal detachment, pharmacological and surgical management of neovascular proliferative retinopathies, the prevention of r.d., and the management of trauma. Offers the very latest information on photodynamic therapy, the genetic basis of retinal disease, and more. Includes new material from the ETDRS on diabetic retinopathy risk factors and treatment. New four-colour design and new images throughout. Editors are all well-respected, renowned retinal