Authoritative and research-based, Age-Related Macular Degeneration summarizes the latest evidence-based research on this complex disorder and translates these advancements into practical, actionable knowledge. This concise resource covers the fundamentals of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) diagnosis and treatment along with a modern definition of the disorder that acknowledges the range of presentations that ophthalmologists see in patients. Offering useful clinical guidance in addition to capturing new therapeutic approaches in the pipeline, this book is an essential reference for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and researchers. INDICE: 1 Overview and Definition of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 2 Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 3 Symptoms and Signs of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Spectrum Disorder 4 Clinical Classification of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 5 Pathology of Atrophic (Dry) AMD and Neovascular (Wet) AMD 6 Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 7 Differential Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 8 Pathogenesis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 9 Age-Related Macular Degeneration as an Inflammatory Disease 10 Neovascular AMD as a Pathologically Angiogetic Disease 11 Genetics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration 12 Evidence-based Clinical Approaches for Age-Related Macular Degeneration 13 New Therapeutic Approaches in the Pipeline 14 Future Translational Research on Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- ISBN: 978-0-12-822061-0
- Editorial: Elsevier
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 375
- Fecha Publicación: 12/04/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés