Vitreo-retinal Surgery / Edition 1

by Bernd Kirchhof, David Wong

Overview

Unlike the cornea or lens, the retina is part of the central nervous system and cannot be replaced. Therefore degeneration of the outer retina is blinding, but trials using devices such as retinal implants which combine biology with technology are showing promise at restoring vision. Macular diseases are the most common cause of blindness in the developed countries. Oedema of the macula may arise in the retina, such as in diabetes mellitus or in epiretinal membrane formation, but most importantly it is age-related insufficiency of the underlying retinal pigment epithelial cell that causes central scotoma.

This volume on vitreoretinal surgery is written by authors who are leaders in these fields of research. It covers the large body of experimental research performed to date on the most urgent clinical problems of vitreoretinal disease. Topics dealt with in the book include:

Methods against etinal Exudation by Thermal Laser

Replacement of the Diseased Retinal Pigment Epithelial (RPE) Cell

Secondary Wound Healing after Retinal Attachment (Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy, PVR)

Adjunct Pharmacotherapy

Heavier than Water Vitreous Substitutes

Conditions Associated with a High Risk of PVR (e.g. Giant Tear Retinal Detachments)

Uveitis Vitrectomy with New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Means

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540200444
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	06/08/2005
Series:	Essentials in Ophthalmology
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	178
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.53(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Retina implant.- Therapeutical approaches to macular edema.- Is there room for improvement in Pucker surgery?- Is there sufficient evidence to support transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) for AMD?- Retinal pigment epithelium and choroid translocation in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration.- Giant retinal tear.- RPE differentation and dedifferentation.- Risk factors in proliferative vitreoretinopathy.- Prevention of proliferative vitreoretinopathy.- Tamponade effect.- Vitreous surgery in uveitis and allied disorders.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"The 177-page book contains 11 chapters written by experienced researchers and clinicians. Each chapter is followed by an extensive list of alphabetically sorted references. … Most articles are illustrated with high-quality graphs and tables. … The book is quite easy to read. It is written in perfect English. I would recommend this volume as complement reading for vitreo-retinal surgeons and researchers as well as for residents and fellows in ophthalmology. The book may also serve as a very useful searching tool … ." (F. Koerner, Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Vol. 243, 2005)

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