Age-related macular degeneration : a comprehensive textbook / / editors, D. Virgil Alfaro [et al.]

• Pubblicazione: Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , 2006; ©2006
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (376 pages) : illustrations (some color)
• Disciplina: 618.97/7735
• Soggetto topico: Retinal degeneration - Age factors
• Persona (resp. second.): AlfaroD. Virgil, III
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Normal anatomy of the macula / J. Fernando Arévalo, Carlos F. Fernández, Arístides J. Mendoza -- Animal disease models / Melanie Lyn Hom and Ron Afshari Adelman -- Etiology of late-age related macular disease / Richard Spaide -- Histopathology of age-related macular degeneration / Ana Pesce, Fernando de Santiago, and W. Richard Green -- Classification of age-related macular degeneration / Warren Thompsom -- Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy / Christina M. Klais ... [et al.] -- Retinal angiomatous proliferation / Christina M. Klais ... [et al.] -- Differential diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration / Mohan Iyer and William F. Mieler -- Fluorescein angiography / J. Michael Jumper ... [et al.] -- ; Indocyanine green angiography / Lindsay M. Smithen ... [et al.] -- The use of optical coherence tomography in the diagnosis and assessment of AMD / Robin Singh ... [et al.] -- Optical coherence tomography opthalmoscope / Richard Rosen ... [et al.] -- New imaging modalities / Dirk-Uwe Bartsch, Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, and William R. Freeman -- Antioxidants, free radicals, and the retina / Siobhan E. Moriarty-Craige and Paul Sternberg, Jr. -- Laser photocoagulation of eyes with soft drusen / Marta S. Figueroa and Thomas R. Friberg -- Choroidal neovascularization and the macular photocoagulation study / James M. Weisz, and Stephen R. O'Connell -- ; Photodynamic therapy for choroidal neovascularization and age-related macular degeneration / Lluís Arias Barquet ... [et al.] -- Transpupillary thermotherapy for the treatment of choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration / Peter Liggett ... [et al.] -- Choroidal feeder vessel photocoagulation therapy / Bert Glaser and T. Mark Johnson -- Pneumatic displacement of submacular hemorrhage / Alejandro J. Lavaque, Nauman Alam Chaundry, and Peter E. Liggett -- Submacular surgery and the submacular surgery trials / Nancy M. Holekamp and Matthew A. Thomas -- Limited macular translocation / Motohiro Kamei and Yasuo Tano -- Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) / Eugene Ng ... [et al.] -- ; Lucentis (Ranibizumab injection) / D. Virgil Alfaro, III ... [et al.] -- Intravitreal triamcinolone for choroidal neovascularization / D. Virgil Alfaro, III ... [et al.] -- Introduction to gene therapy and related techniques for retinal disorders and age-related macular degeneration / Alejandro J. Lavaque ... [et al.] -- Human retinal transplantation/ Suzanne Binder -- Artificial vision, visual prostheses, and retinal implants / Richard M. Awdeh ... [et al.] -- Neuroprotection in macular degeneration / Joyce Tombran-Tink and Colin Barnstable -- Pigment epithelium endoscopic laser surgery : PEELS / Franz H.J. Koch and Hugo Quiroz-Mercado.
• Sommario/riassunto: A renowned group of retina surgeons presents promising new developments in age-related macular degeneration, with emphasis on the most significant advances in the past five years. Content addresses all aspects of management, including anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology; imaging of the macula in age-related macular degeneration; prevention measures and treatment; treatment; and future directions. Abundantly illustrated and superbly organized, this book serves as an excellent reference and textbook.
• Titolo autorizzato: Age-related macular degeneration
• ISBN: 1-4698-7492-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818339303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II