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Part of the book series: Essentials in Ophthalmology (ESSENTIALS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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
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)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Vitreo-retinal Surgery
Editors: Bernd Kirchhof, David Wong
Series Title: Essentials in Ophthalmology
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b138684
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-20044-4Published: 10 December 2004
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-27152-9Published: 06 August 2006
Series ISSN: 1612-3212
Series E-ISSN: 2196-890X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 178
Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 61 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology