Full Description
This book provides a concise overview over the pathology of retinal angiogenic diseases and explains why anti-angiogenic therapy is effective in so many patients. The reader is guided through the various clinical indications for anti-angiogenic therapy and made aware of its merits as well as current challenges and limitations. It is explained how, since its introduction for the treatment of exudative age-related macular degeneration in 2006, anti-angiogenic therapy has revolutionized the way in which we treat a range of ocular diseases. All of the authors are established experts in their respective fields who share their extensive knowledge and clinical experience with the reader. This book is both a valuable introduction to anti-angiogenic therapy in ophthalmology and a day-to-day companion for all ophthalmologists seeing patients with some of the most prevalent retinal diseases.
Contents
Retinal Vascular Development.- Retinopathy of Prematurity.- Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Treatment in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Outcomes and Outcome Predictors.- AREDS Supplementation and the Progression Towards Neovascular Exudative AMD.- VEGF-Inhibition in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2.- Diabetic Retinopathy.- Retinal Vein Occlusion.- Pharmacokinetics of Intravitreally Applied VEGF Inhibitors.- Neovascular Glaucoma.- Corneal Neovascular Diseases.- Anti-Angiogenic Gene Therapy - Basic Science and Challenges for Translation into the Clinic.
