Age-related macular degeneration /

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Age-related macular degeneration (Print)
Other Authors:	Lim, Jennifer I., 1962-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Marcel Dekker, [2002]
Subjects:	Macular Degeneration.

Table of Contents:

I. Pathophysiology of the aging eye
Aging of retina and retinal pigment epithelium
Histopathological characteristics of age-related macular degeneration
Immunology of age-related macular degeneration
II. Clinical features of AMD
Nonexudative macular degeneration
Geographic atrophy
Exudative age-related macular degeneration
III. Diagnostic ancillary tests
Indocyanine green angiography
Optical coherence tomography for age-related macular degeneration
IV. Current and experimental medical treatment for exudative AMD
Laser photocoagulation for choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneration
Photodynamic therapy
Radiation treatment in age-related macular degeneration
Photocoagulation of AMD-associated CNV feeder vessels
Transpupillary thermotherapy of subfoveal occult choroidal neovascularization
Choroidal neovascularization
V. Surgical treatment for AMD
Submacular surgery for patients with age-related macular degeneration
Limited macular translocation
Use of adjuncts in surgery for age-related macular degeneration
VI. Current treatment for nonexudative AMD
Argon laser to Drusen
Treatment of nonexudative age-related macular degeneration with infrared (810 nm) diode laser photocoagulation
Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration and choroidal neovascularization
VII. Rehabilitation of the eye
The psychosocial consequences of vision loss
Clinical considerations for visual rehabilitation
Retinal prosthesis
Genetics of age-related macular degeneration
Retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation in age-related macular degeneration
Assessment of visual function and quality of life in patients with age-related macular degeneration
VIII. Development of research protocols in AMD
Clinical research trials
Index.