Authors:Joyce Tombran-Tink, Colin J. Barnstable,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: ophthalmology, research, therapeutics, diagnostics, degenerations, biology, retinal
Number of Pages: 485
Published: 2007-03-20
List price: $199.00
ISBN-10: 1588296202
ISBN-13: 9781588296207

This book presents new and noteworthy research into retinal diseases. It focuses on what we currently know about the environment, genetics and mechanisms that lead to retinal degenerations, new diagnostics, and innovative therapeutic modalities to preserve vision. Written by renowned scientific investigators, this innovative collection of treatment strategies and technological discoveries allows for the realistic translation of research into practice.

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