Full Description
Pathological Myopia is a major cause of severe vision loss worldwide. The mechanisms for vision loss include cataract, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and above all, degeneration of the macula within the posterior staphyloma. Pathological Myopia is one of the only current books to specifically address this disease and discusses recent developments in imaging technologies and various approaches to treatments, such as laser photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, pharmaco-therapeutic injections in the vitreous, and surgery.
Complete with high-quality color images, this book is written and edited by leaders in the field and is geared towards ophthalmologists, including residents and fellows in training, glaucoma and cataract specialists, and vitreoretinal macula experts.
Contents
1. Myopia: A Historical Perspective.- 2. Genes involved in the development of myopia.- 3. Epidemiology of Myopia.- 4. Animal Models of Experimental Myopia: Limitations and Synergies With Studies on Human Myopia.- 5. The Sclera and its Role in Regulation of the Refractive State.- 6. Public Health Impact of Pathologic Myopia.- 7. Update on the Pathology of Pathologic Myopia.- 8. The Sclera and Induced Abnormalities in Myopia.- 9. The Choroid.- 10. The Optic Nerve in High Myopia.- 11. Vitreous Changes.- 12. Staphyloma, Part 1.- 13. Staphyloma, Part 2.- 14. Myopic Chorioretinal Atrophy.- 15. Choroidal Neovascularization.- 16. Myopic Macular Retinoschisis.- 17. Peripheral Retinal Abnormalities.- 18. Retinal Detachment.- 19. Glaucoma in Myopia.- 20. Myopic Optic Neuropathy.- 21. Special Considerations for Cataract Surgery in the Face of Pathologic Myopia.- 22. Ocular Motility Abnormalities.- 23. Myopia: Ocular and Systemic Disease.- 24. Prevention of Myopia.- 25. Sclera-targeted Therapies for Pathologic Myopia.
