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Examination of the Globe. Technical Aspects

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Ophthalmic Histopathology

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As in many surgical specialties, much of the tissue which is excised in an ophthalmic operating theatre is not submitted to pathological examination. The common operations such as cataract extraction, corneal graft (keratoplasty), glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy) and extraocular muscle shortening (squint or strabismus surgery) yield specimens which show tissue changes that are considered by some clinicians to be irrelevant to the further management of the patient, although the material is certainly of value in research institutes. By contrast, an informed opinion is always required for the investigation of inflammatory or neoplastic disease of the globes, the eyelids, the conjunctiva or the orbit, and such diagnostic histopathology is well within the remit of an experienced general pathologist.

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    William R. Lee (Honorary Senior Research Fellow)

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Lee, W.R. (2002). Examination of the Globe. Technical Aspects. In: Ophthalmic Histopathology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3910-2_1

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