| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 202 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
1 Organization of the adult fovea -- 2 Immunology and age-related macular degeneration -- 3 Photoreceptor degeneration in aging and age-related maculopathy -- 4 Genes and age-related macular degeneration -- 5 Epidemiology of age-related macular degeneration -- 6 Prevalence and risk factors for age-related macular degeneration in China -- 7 Experimental models of macular degeneration -- 8 Transporters and oxidative stress in AMD -- 9 Photoreceptor stability and degeneration in mammalian retina: lessons from the edge -- 10 Clinical strategies for diagnosis and treatment of AMD: implications from research |
| Summary |
Macular Degeneration: Science and Medicine in Practice provides a unique overview of current thinking in the pathogenesis, incidence and treatment of AMD. It includes, for the first time, a synthesis of the views of the world's leading scientists and practitioners regarding retinal biology, basic mechanisms, clinical and pathogenetic processes, and rational approaches to intervention |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Retinal degeneration.
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Eye -- Aging.
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Macular Degeneration
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Retinal Degeneration
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MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision.
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Eye -- Aging.
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Macular Degeneration.
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Retinal degeneration.
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Eye -- Aging
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Retinal degeneration
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Penfold, Philip L
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Provis, Jan M
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| ISBN |
3540200584 |
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9783540200581 |
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3540269770 |
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9783540269779 |
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1280312378 |
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9781280312373 |
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6610312370 |
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9786610312375 |
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