Cystoid Macular Edema

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND DIAGNOSIS OF CME: Introduction.- Pathophysiology of CME.- Diagnosis of CME (Imaging). MEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF CME: CME Associated with Uveitis.- CME Associated with Diabetes.- CME Associated with Vitreo-Retinal Interface.- CME Associated with Retinal Vascular Occlusions.- Retained Lens Fragments in Lens Induced CME. SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CME: CME Associated with Uveitis.- CME Associated with Diabetes.- CME Associated with Vitreo-Retinal Interface.- CME Associated with Retinal Vascular Occlusions.- Lens Induced CME. Conclusion and Outlook Towards the Future.

Shlomit Schaal, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Ophthalmology and the Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences at the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA. Dr. Schaal is a clinician-scientist specializing in the cutting-edge medical and surgical treatment of complex vitreoretinal diseases. She earned her undergraduate, medical and doctoral degrees from Technion Institute of Technology in Israel, graduating as the valedictorian of both her undergraduate and medical school classes, before going on to an ophthalmology residency at Israel's Rambam Medical Center and fellowships in Vitreoretinal Research and Vitreoretinal Surgery at the University of Louisville. She served on the faculty of the University of Louisville as the Director of Retina, and the Director of Vitreo-Retinal Fellowship, before being appointed as the Chair of Ophthalmology at the University of Massachusetts. Dr. Schaal actively serves on the Program Committee of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the Translational Science Working Group, and the Professional Development and Education Committee for the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO). Dr. Schaal is an author of more than 60 peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, and has received numerous awards, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Achievement Award, The American Society of Retina Specialists Senior Honor Award, the MOSAIC Award and the ARVO/Alcon Clinician-Scientist Research Award. Henry J. Kaplan, MD, is the Evans Professor of Ophthalmology, Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, and Director of the Kentucky Lion's Eye Center at the University of Louisville. He has an associate appointment in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Dr. Kaplan is a vitreoretinal surgeon with expertise in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, hereditary retinal degeneration, and uveitis. Dr. Kaplan received his bachelor's