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Title Ocular angiogenesis : diseases, mechanisms, and therapeutics / edited by Joyce Tombran-Tink and Colin J. Barnstable
Published Totowa, N.J. : Humana Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 412 pages) : illustrations
Series Ophthalmology research
Ophthalmology research.
Contents Angiogenic diseases -- Age-related macular degeneration / Curtis L. Hagedorn and Ron A. Adelman -- Endogenous angiogenic inhibitors in diabetic retinopathy / Jian-Xing Ma and Sarah X. Zhang -- Corneal angiogenesis / Trevor R. Carmichael -- Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy / Nahoko Ogata and Kanji Takahashi -- Myopic choroidal neovascularization / Kyoko Ohno-Matsui and Takashi Tokoro -- Mechanisms of the formation and stability of retinal blood vessels / Jonathan Stone, Trent Sandercoe, and Jan Provis -- Neovascular glaucoma / James C. Tsai and M. Bruce Shields -- Eales' disease / Jyotirmay Biswas -- Angiogenesis and ocular tumorigenesis / Nader Sheibani and Daniel M. Albert -- Genetics of ocular vascular disease / Jacquie Greenberg, Ari Ziskind, and Stephen P. Daiger -- Endogenous promoters and inhibitors of angiogenesis -- Vascular endothelial growth factor and retinal diseases / Sam Dahr and Karl G. Csaky -- The role of fibroblast growth factors in ocular angiogenesis / Andreas Bikfalvi and Sophie Javerzat -- Control of neovascularization and cell survival in the eye by PEDF / Joyce Tombran-Tink and Colin J. Barnstable -- Thrombospondin: guarding the clear view / Arin Aurora and Olga V. Volpert -- Regulation of ocular angiogenesis by matrix proteases and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases / Bela Anand-Apte -- Integrins in ocular angiogenesis / Matthew R. Ritter and Martin Friedlander -- Ocular inflammation and neovascularization / Chi-Chao Chan and Robert B. Nussenblatt -- Therapeutics and delivery for angiogenic eye diseases -- Anti-VEGF therapies for diseases of the retina and choroid / Ming Lu and Donald J. D'Amico -- Anecortave acetate: a novel ocular angiostatic agent / Stella M. Robertson [and others] -- Gene therapy for neovascular retinopathies / Brian J. Raisler, Kenneth I. Berns, and William W. Hauswirth -- Noninvasive delivery of DNA into the eye / John M. Nickerson [and others] -- Novel drug delivery systems for posterior segment ocular disease / Heather Sheardown and W. Mark Saltzman
Summary A companion CD-ROM contains color versions of important figures used in the book
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
In Springer e-books
Subject Eye -- Blood-vessels -- Growth
Neovascularization.
Eye -- Diseases -- Pathophysiology
Eye -- Diseases.
Eye Diseases -- physiopathology
Neovascularization, Pathologic -- physiopathology
Angiogenesis Inhibitors -- therapeutic use
Eye Diseases -- therapy
Neovascularization, Pathologic -- therapy
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Eye Diseases
MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision.
Eye -- Blood-vessels -- Growth.
Neovascularization.
Eye -- Diseases -- Pathophysiology.
Eye -- Diseases
Neovascularization
Form Electronic book
Author Tombran-Tink, Joyce.
Barnstable, Colin J.
LC no. 2006000480
ISBN 1588295141
9781588295149
9781597450478
1597450472