Age-related macular degeneration / edited by Jennifer I. Lim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lim, Jennifer I., 1962-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retinal degeneration--Age factors.

Retinal degeneration.

Macular Degeneration.

Medical Subjects:

Macular Degeneration.

Physical Description:

xv, 363 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Informa Healthcare, [2008]

Summary:

Addressing a major condition affecting millions worldwide, this source compiles the most practical and groundbreaking research on the etiology, assessment, and treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). With full-color illustrations throughout, this reference explores research advancements that have resulted in novel therapies that offer sight saving, less destructive forms of treatment for exudative AMD, as well as strategies to prevent the progression of non-exudative AMD. With three new chapters and expansive amount of section updates, this source supplies the latest studies on OCT imaging, experimental treatments, new applications for thermal lasers, and gene therapy for AMD. The source also summarizes studies from current clinical trials to remain the gold standard in the provision of care for patients with this disabling disorder.

Contents:

Histopathology of age-related macular degeneration / Shin J. Kang and Hans E. Grossniklaus

Immunology of age-related macular degeneration / Karl G. Csaky and Scott W. Cousins

Genetics of age-related macular degeneration / Jennifer R. Chao, Amani A. Fawzi, and Jennifer I. Lim

Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration and choroidal neovascularization / Kah-Guan Au Eong ... [et al.]

Choroidal neovascularization / Frances E. Kane and Peter A. Campochiaro

Non-exudative age-related macular degeneration / Neelakshi Bhagat and Christina J. Flaxel

Geographic atrophy / Sharon D. Solomon and Janet S. Sunness

Exudative (neovascular) age-related macular degeneration / Jennifer I. Lim and Jerry W. Tsong

Indocyanine green angiography in age-related macular degeneration / Scott C.N. Oliver ... [et al.]

Optical coherence tomography in the evaluation and management of age-related macular degeneration / David Eichenbaum and Elias Reichel

Quantitative retinal imaging / Daniel D. Esmaili ... [et al.]

Fundus autofluorescence in age-related macular degeneration / Rishi P. Singh, Jeffrey Y. Chung, and Peter K. Kaiser

Laser photocoagulation for choroidal neovascularization / Catherine Cukras and Stuart L. Fine

Photocoagulation of AMD-associated CNV feeder vessels: an optimized approach / Robert W. Flower

Photodynamic therapy / ATul Jain, Darius M. Moshfeghi, and Mark S. Blumenkranz

Radiation treatment in age-related macular degeneration / Christina J. Flaxel and Paul T. Finger

Anti-VEGF drugs and clinical trials / Todd R. Klesert, Jennifer I. Lim, and Phillip J. Rosenfeld

Laser prophylaxis for age-related macular degeneration / Jason Hsu and Allen C. Ho

Macular translocation / Kah-Guan Au Eong ... [et al.]

Age-related macular degeneration: use of adjuncts in surgery and novel surgical approaches / Richard Scartozzi and Lawrence P. Chong

Clinical consideration for visual rehabilitation / Susan A. Primo

Retinal prostheses: a possible treatment for end-stage age-related macular degeneration / Thomas M. O'Hearn ... [et al.]

Retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation and macular reconstruction for age-related macular degeneration / Lucian V. Del Priore, Henry J. Kaplan, and Tongalp H. Tezel

Clinical research trials / A. Frances Walonker and Kenneth R. Diddie.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0849372143

9780849372148

OCLC:

141177936

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