Age-related macular degeneration

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Age-related macular degeneration

[edited by] Jeffrey W. Berger, Stuart L. Fine, Maureen G. Maguire

Mosby, c1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

This book is the first comprehensive volume on Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Under the expert direction of the editors at Scheie Eye Institute, the expert contributors discuss the disease, its progression, methods of diagnosis, treatment strategies, translocation and transplantation surgeries, laser procedures and more. With over 500 images (over 200 in color), the book presents the most up-to-date information available in one volume.

Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Macular Biology 2. Natural history 3. Epidemiology 4. Nutrition 5. Genetics 6. Histopathologic Features 7. Geographic Atrophy 8. Ocular Blood Flow 9. Pathogenesis: A Hemodynamic Model 10. Optical Coherence Tomography 11. Digital Fundus Imaging and Analysis 12. Fluorescein Angiography 13. Indocyanine Green Angiography 14. Macular-Laser-Tissue Interactions: Implications for Treatment and Prophylaxis 15. Laser Prophylaxis 16. Laser Treatment for Choroidal Neovascularization 17. Photodynamic Therapy 18. Radiation Therapy 19. Pharmacologic Treatment 20. Subretinal Surgery 21. Macular Translocation 22. RPE Transplantation 23. Photoreceptor Transplantation 24. Gene Therapy 25. Retinal Prothesis 26. Principles of Low Vision Rehabilitation 27. New Approaches for Visual Rehabilitation

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