Macular Degeneration
Title:
Macular Degeneration
Author:
Penfold, Philip L. editor.
ISBN:
9783540269779
Physical Description:
XVIII, 202 p. 200 illus., 100 illus. in color. online resource.
Contents:
Organization of the Adult Primate Fovea -- Immunology and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Photoreceptor Degeneration in Aging and Age-Related Maculopathy -- Genes and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in China -- Experimental Models of Macular Degeneration -- Transporters and Oxidative Stress in AMD -- Photoreceptor Stability and Degeneration in Mammalian Retina: Lessons from the Edge -- Clinical Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of AMD: Implications from Research.
Abstract:
Macular Degeneration: Science and Medicine in Practice provides a unique overview of current thinking in the pathogenesis, incidence and treatment of AMD. It includes, for the first time, a synthesis of the views of the world's leading scientists and practitioners regarding retinal biology, basic mechanisms, clinical and pathogenetic processes, and rational approaches to intervention.
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Electronic Access:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/b138399