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- Provides clearly illustrated examples of various clinical manifestations
- Covers the latest advances in our understanding of their genetic background and pathophysiology
- Includes findings with the latest imaging modalities including OCT angiography and adaptive-optics technology
Part of the book series: Retina Atlas (RA)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
About this book
This volume of the retina atlas focuses on hereditary chorioretinal disorders. The topics covered include retinitis pigmentosa, Best disease, congenital X-linked retinoschisis, cone dystrophy, Stargardt’s disease, pattern dystrophy, North Carolina macular dystrophy, choroideremia, Mallattia Leventinese, Bietti’s crystalline dystrophy, and albinism. All clinical features are clearly illustrated with multimodal imaging techniques. The utility of some of the latest imaging tools such as OCT angiography, adaptive optics-scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, and microperimetery is discussed. Readers will gain valuable new insights into pathogenesis at the molecular level, which have been facilitated by recent genetic discoveries. The use of genetic testing and the latest advances in and challenges of gene therapy and cell-based therapy are also covered in detail.
Hereditary Chorioretinal Disorders atlas is one of nine volumes in the series Retina Atlas.The series provides validated and comprehensive information on vitreoretinal diseases, covering imaging basics, retinal vascular diseases, macular disorders, ocular inflammatory and infectious disorders, retinal degeneration, the surgical retina, ocular oncology, pediatric retina and trauma.
Editors and Affiliations
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Singapore National Eye Center, Singapore, Singapore
Gemmy Cheung
About the editor
Dr Gemmy Cheung is currently Deputy Head and Senior Consultant at the Medical Retina Service, Singapore National Eye Centre. She is also head of the retinal research group at the Singapore Eye Research Institute. Her research interests include the risk factors and clinical features of macular diseases that may be unique to Asian populations.
Dr. Cheung has published over 150 articles, mostly on age-related macular degeneration, including polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy. She has conducted several clinical trials on anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapies. Dr Cheung has been actively involved in training and education and has served as an Instructor for APAO and AAO courses and many other educational programs. She is also a volunteer faculty for the ORBIS flying eye hospital program.
Dr. Cheung has received a number of prestigious awards, including the Macula Society Young Investigator Award (2017), APAO Achievement Award (2017), APAO Nakajima Award (2014), APAO Outstanding Service in Prevention of Blindness Award (2013), Bayer Global Ophthalmology Research Award (2012), the Roper-Hall Medal (2005) and the Elizabeth Hunt Medal (Royal College of Ophthalmologists, UK).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hereditary Chorioretinal Disorders
Editors: Gemmy Cheung
Series Title: Retina Atlas
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0414-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0413-6Published: 30 January 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-0416-7Published: 26 August 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-0414-3Published: 29 January 2020
Series ISSN: 2662-5741
Series E-ISSN: 2662-575X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 147
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 110 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ophthalmology