Age-Related Macular Degeneration (eBook, PDF)

Current Treatment Concepts
Redaktion: Alberti, W. E.; Sagerman, R. H.; Richard, G.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a frequent disease of the elderly and the most common cause of blindness. Recently, various new treatment options have become available for ARMD. This book, written by recognized experts and including the results of international study groups, provides a comprehensive report on these treatments, documenting their rationale, uses, side-effects, and benefits. It will be of immense value to all with an interest in ARMD.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783642564390
• Artikelnr.: 53387304

Inhaltsangabe

Diagnosis and Clinical Features1.- 1 Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Current Concepts of Pathogenesis and Risk Factors.- 2 Clinical Manifestations and Natural History of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 3 Diagnostic Workup.- 4 Planimetry of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- Surgery of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)31.- 5 Surgery - an Overview.- 6 Limited Macular Translocation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 7 Development of Microelectronic Visual Implants.- 8 Transplantation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells.- Radiotherapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) - Long-Term Results77.- 9 Radiation Biology of Choroidal Neovascularisation of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 10 Principles and Technique of Radiation Therapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 11 Radiation Effects on the Eye.- 12 Long-Term Results of Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 13 External Beam Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Two-Year Results.- 14 Virtual Three-Dimensional CT Simulation of Radiotherapy for Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 15 Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration - a Wet Type Summary.- 16 External Beam Radiotherapy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration - an Ineffective Approach?.- Clinical Studies of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)137.- 17 Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Multicenter Trial on Radiation Therapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (RAD-Study).- 18 External Beam Radiotherapy as a Treatment for Choroidal Neovascularisation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 19 Long-Term Results of High Doses of External Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Subfoveal Neovascularization.- 20 Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Age-Related MacularDegeneration with Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization: Update of Results of the St. Gallen Prospective Randomized Study.- Special Radiotherapy Techniques165.- 21 Brachytherapy for Macular Degeneration Associated with Subretinal Neovascularization.- 22 Proton Radiation Therapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 23 Various Therapeutic Regimens for Proton Beam Irradiation of Neovascular Membranes in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- 24 Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration187.- List of Contributors.