Diseases of the Vitreo-Macular Interface

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Girach, Aniz (Editor), Smet, Marc D. de (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Essentials in Ophthalmology,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Ophthalmology.; Medicine & Public Health.

Disease of the vitreo-macular interface is characterized by vitreo-macular adhesion (VMA), which can lead to abnormal forces on the retina termed vitreo-macular traction (VMT). This combination of VMA and VMT can itself cause impairment of vision and is implicated in a variety of disorders, includin...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Unmet Medical Need
• Epidemiology of Vitreo-Macular Interface Diseases
• Anatomy and Physiology of the Vitreo-Macular Interface
• Pathophysiology of the Ageing Vitreous
• Pathophysiology of Vitreo-Macular Traction
• Imaging of the Vitreo-Macular Interface
• Clinical Manifestations of Vitreo-Macular Interface Disease
• Vitreo-Macular Traction and Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• Treatment Paradigm for Vitreo-Macular Interface Diseases
• Pharmacologic Vitreolysis - Experimental Evidence
• Pharmacologic Vitreolysis - Clinical Trial Data
• Pharmacologic Vitreolysis - New Perspectives, Future Directions.