Skip to main content
Elsevier

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

  • 1st Edition - March 23, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Weiye Li
  • Language: English

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) offers a consolidated view of a complex disorder by summarizing the latest evidence-based studies and translating their findings into pra… Read more

Purchase options

Description

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) offers a consolidated view of a complex disorder by summarizing the latest evidence-based studies and translating their findings into practical, actionable knowledge. This concise resource covers the fundamentals of AMD diagnosis and treatment. It operates under a modern definition of AMD which acknowledges the range of presentations that ophthalmologists see in practice. Offering practical, clinical guidance in addition to capturing new therapeutic approaches in the pipeline, this book is an essential reference for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and researchers.

Key features

        • Takes a concise yet comprehensive approach to AMD, covering both basic science and clinical guidance.

        • Features clinical guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of AMD, including classification, signs/symptoms, imaging, and differential diagnosis in the pre-optical coherence tomography (OCT) and modern OCT eras.

        • Presents up-to-date information on AMD therapies currently in the development pipeline and offers insights for the future of translational research.

        • Explains molecular genetics and pathogenic events of AMD from both basic and clinical perspectives, which may help readers seek promising new therapeutic targets

        • Contains more than 112 full-color illustrations with multimodal imaging techniques that clearly demonstrate AMD pathophysiology and clinical pathology.

    Table of contents

    1. Overview and Definition of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    2. Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    3. Classification of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    4. Signs and Symptoms of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    5. Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    6. Differential Diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    7. Pathogenesis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    8. Pathogenesis of Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    9. Genetics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    10. Management of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

    11. Therapy in Pipeline for Age-related Macular Degeneration

    12. Basic and clinical studies of AMD in future: Questions more than answers

    Product details

    • Edition: 1
    • Latest edition
    • Published: March 26, 2021
    • Language: English

    About the author

    WL

    Weiye Li

    Dr. Weiye Li, Professor Emeritus, Retina Surgeon, and Researcher of Drexel University, College of Medicine, an internationally renowned expert in the study of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, shares his practice, experience, and insight in this book.
    Affiliations and expertise
    Professor emeritus of Ophthalmology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    View book on ScienceDirect

    Read Age-Related Macular Degeneration on ScienceDirect