Age-related Macular Degeneration: Diagnosis and Therapy
Age-related macular degeneration has become the most common cause of blindness. With the ageing population, AMD will become an ever more prevalent cause of visual loss unless more effective modes of treatment are found. In this valuable resource, an expert panel of experienced clinicians and eminent basic scientists provide an authoritative review on the pathogenesis, epidemiology and risk factors, diagnostic methods and imaging modalities for age-related macular degeneration. Many excellent photographs and diagrams add to this up-to-date reference work that also contains an authoritative review from an expert panel of clinicians
* More than 50 photographs, many in colour
* Plentiful clear diagrams illustration points from the text
* Strong emphasis on adding clinical assessment and decision-making
* Provides thorough understanding of AMD
Readership: Ophthalmologists, scientists working in the field of retinal degeneration, optometrists, gerontologists.
| Author: |
Editors: Drs FG Holz, D Pauleikhoff and RF Spaide |
| ISBN: |
3540064931 |
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Springer Verlag |
| Binding: |
Hardcover |
| No. of Pages: |
270 |
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| Aetiology and pathogenesis: epidemiology; genetics; pathogenesis; histopathology. Clinical manifestation and diagnosis: clinical manifestation and natural process; fluorescein- and indocyanin green angiography; function testing; reading. Therapy: laser therapy and prophylaxis; photo-dynamic therapy; transpupil thermal therapy (TTT); macular surgery; radiotherapy; pharmacological therapy and prophylaxis; low vision. |
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