Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 9, 2026

Grossing of Non-neoplastic Globes, Including Fetal Eyes
Published on: May 30, 2025
Ophthalmic Pathology: Implications for Modern Medical and Surgical Ophthalmology - The 2024 Gordon K. Klintworth
1Division of Ophthalmic Pathology, Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Background:
Ophthalmic pathology has been of paramount importance for the development of medical and surgical ophthalmology. Unfortunately, many laboratories are being closed down due to short-sighted financial reasons. This lecture aims at demonstrating the continuing significance of this subspecialty even in modern times.
Summary:
Various examples from different structures of the eye (conjunctiva, cornea, retina) are illustrated to document the relevance of a profound knowledge of ophthalmic pathology for the advancement of both medical and surgical treatment.
Key Message:
The impact of ophthalmic pathology even in the era of genetics and molecular biology continues to advance our knowledge substantially on behalf of the best possible treatment of our patients.
Related Concept Videos
Glaucoma: Overview
Angle Closure Glaucoma: Treatment
Open Angle Glaucoma: Treatment
Drugs such as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, α2- and...
Microbiome of the Eye
Accessory Structures of the Eye
Photoreceptors and Visual Pathways

