Authors:Robert E. Anderson, Joe G. Hollyfield, Matthew M. La
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: advances, experimental, medicine, biology, investigations, therapeutic, degenerative, diseases, laboratory, retinal
Number of Pages: 808
Published: 2010-03-19
List price: $279.00
ISBN-10: 144191398X
ISBN-13: 9781441913982

This is the proceedings of the XIIIth International Symposium on Retinal Degenerations, which will be held in Emeishan, Sichuan, China on September 18 - 23, 2008. The themes will include "Molecular and genetic mechanisms in photoreceptor degeneration", "Age-related macular degeneration", "New diagnostic techniques for retinal degenerations". "Neuroprotection in the prevention of retinal degeneration", "Gene therapy and the correction of gene defects", as well as other emerging topics that may develop over the next few months.

Authors:Joe G. Hollyfield, Matthew M. LaVail, Robert E. Ande
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: therapy, experimental, diseases, degenerative, retinal
Number of Pages: 582
Published: 1999-10-01
List price: $399.00
ISBN-10: 0306461935
ISBN-13: 9780306461934

This volume covers recent research on all aspects of degenerative retinal diseases including genetics, cell and molecular biology, and clinical and diagnostic studies, as well as research into retinal implants containing electronic chip technology being developed to restore vision in eyes that have lost photoreceptor cells. There is a strong emphasis on the molecular genetic approach to understanding these disorders. Several chapters present important new insights into the mechanism of photoreceptor degeneration and cell death. A number of the studies presented are targeted at retardin

Authors:Matthew M. LaVail, Joe G. Hollyfield, Robert E. Ande
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: experimental, medicine, biology, advances, therapy, mechanisms, retinal, degenerations
Number of Pages: 474
Published: 2003-10-31
List price: $165.00
ISBN-10: 0306477815
ISBN-13: 9780306477812

The topics in this volume explore the etiology, cellular mechanisms, epidemiology, genetics, models and potential therapeutic measures for the blinding diseases of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.Special focus is highlighted in the areas of Mechanisms of Photoreceptor Degeneration and Cell Death (extremely important because very little is known how or why photoreceptors die in these diseases, despite an abundance of genetic information), Age-Related Macular Degeneration (with several novel approaches to its analysis), Usher Syndrome (the most severe form of retinitis