Overview
- Examines the impact of diabetes on neuronal, glial, and vascular cells of the retina
- Describes the role of drusen in macular degeneration and new methods for quantification
- Presents cell-based therapies for restricting the progress of photoreceptor degeneration
- Explores cutting-edge stem-cell based therapies for retinal transplantation
- Introduces genetic modifiers affecting phenotypic expression of retinal diseases
- Discusses the importance of endogenous neurotrophic factors in retinal survival
Part of the book series: Ophthalmology Research (OPHRES)
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Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Retinal Degenerative Diseases
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"This book is a comprehensive review of the retinal degenerations, focusing particularly on a range of macular degenerations and the inherited retinal dystrophies. … is essential reading for even the experienced low vision clinician and anyone wishing to understand the difficulties faced by patients who are diagnosed with sight-threatening retinal conditions. … will be of interest to research groups. … This is a valuable book and is essential for low vision clinicians. I recommend it to any optometrist with a particular interest in retinal disease." (Michael Kalloniatis, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, Issue 91, November, 2008)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Retinal Degenerations
Book Subtitle: Biology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics
Editors: Joyce Tombran-Tink, Colin J. Barnstable
Series Title: Ophthalmology Research
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-186-4
Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Humana Press 2007
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-58829-620-7Published: 20 March 2007
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-6098-9Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-59745-186-4Published: 06 November 2007
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIX, 466
Topics: Ophthalmology, Neurosciences, Cell Biology