2020–2021 BCSC Basic and Clinical Science Course™
4 Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors
Part I: Ophthalmic Pathology
Chapter 3: Special Testing and Procedures in Pathology
Highlights
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Special procedures such as immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry, as well as molecular genetic and cytogenetic techniques, have led to improvements in the diagnosis of eye diseases.
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The ophthalmic surgeon is responsible for submitting tissue in a manner that allows special studies to be performed when needed. Appropriate submission requires preoperative consultation with the pathologist.
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Frozen section pathology should be used when the pathologic results would alter the surgical procedure, as with evaluation of surgical margins when a malignancy is excised.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 4 - Ophthalmic Pathology and Intraocular Tumors. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.