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Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR)

(PVR)

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  • © 1988

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Table of contents (29 chapters)

  1. Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR): An Update

  2. A Discussion of Common Concerns

  3. PVR: Reports of Current Clinical and Research Studies

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About this book

The purpose of this book is to provide an update both on the present management of proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) and on clinical and experimental research being done to control this disease. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with the current management of PVR. The Retina Society Classification of PVR is based in part on a gradation of severity from minimal to massive; therefore, this book attempts to correlate the management of PVR with its severity. The treatment of PVR of varying degrees of severity, from mild to the most severe form, is described by those authors with extensive experience with this spectrum of cases. Much progress has been made in the management of severe PVR as a result of vitreous injections, vitrectomy, periretinal membrane surgery, and retinal surgery. Authors in this book show that in mild and moderately severe PVR excellent results can be obtained with techniques that are less invasive and possibly less likely to stimulate further abnormal cellular proliferation. The new modalities for treatment of PVR are discussed by authors having extensive experience with them. The current status of pharmacological treatment and new concepts of the pathobiology of PVR are discussed. The second part of the book deals with questions frequently encountered in the management of PVR. These questions are answered by a panel of experts including Gary W. Abrams, Steven T. Charles, William H. Havener, Robert Machemer, Charles L. Schepens, and Walter H. Stern.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

    H. MacKenzie Freeman, Felipe I. Tolentino

  • Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, USA

    H. MacKenzie Freeman, Felipe I. Tolentino

  • Ophthalmic Microsurgery Laboratory, Eye Research Institute of Retina Foundation, Boston, USA

    H. MacKenzie Freeman, Felipe I. Tolentino

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR)

  • Book Subtitle: (PVR)

  • Editors: H. MacKenzie Freeman, Felipe I. Tolentino

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3910-9

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1988

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-8398-0Published: 28 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-3910-9Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 197

  • Topics: Ophthalmology

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