Macular Degeneration

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Penfold, Philip L. (Editor), Provis, Jan M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Science.; Immunology.; Geriatrics.; Ophthalmology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Science, general.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Biomedicine general.

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, bas...

Table of 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.