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.
1;Preface;5 2;Contents;8 3;List of Contributors;14 4;Organization of the Adult Primate Fovea;17 5;Immunology and Age-Related Macular Degeneration;40 6;Photoreceptor Degeneration in Aging and Age-Related Maculopathy;60 7;Genes and Age-Related Macular Degeneration;78 8;Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration;94 9;Prevalence and Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in China;117 10;Experimental Models of Macular Degeneration;127 11;Transporters and Oxidative Stress in AMD;136 12;Photoreceptor Stability and Degeneration in Mammalian Retina: Lessons from the Edge;162 13;Clinical Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of AMD: Implicationsfrom Research;179 14;Subject Index;213
| ISBN | 9783540269779 |
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| Article number | 9783540269779 |
| Media type | eBook - PDF |
| Copyright year | 2005 |
| Publisher | Springer-Verlag |
| Length | 202 pages |
| Language | English |
| Copy protection | Digital watermarking |
