Macular Degeneration [electronic resource] / edited by Philip L. Penfold, Jan M. Provis.

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Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005Description: XVIII, 202 p. 200 illus., 100 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9783540269779

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Electronic books.

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617.7 23

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RE1-994

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Contents:

Organization of the Adult Primate Fovea -- Immunology and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Photoreceptor Degeneration in Aging and Age-Related Maculopathy -- Genes and Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration -- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration in China -- Experimental Models of Macular Degeneration -- Transporters and Oxidative Stress in AMD -- Photoreceptor Stability and Degeneration in Mammalian Retina: Lessons from the Edge -- Clinical Strategies for Diagnosis and Treatment of AMD: Implications from Research.

In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.

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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.