Description
Aging in Ophthalmology examines the aging process of the eye and how this affects the future of ophthalmology. With a strong focus on therapeutic options, the book shows the latest improvements in medical and surgical possibilities. It describes both the risks of the aging of the eye, the aging of different parts of the eye (like the retina, lens, and iris), therapeutic approaches to limit the aging processes of the eye, along with a glance into the future. This book is a valuable resource for ophthalmologists of all subspecialties and researchers interested in the aging process in the human eye.- Provides an update on the aging process in the human eye, from the anterior to posterior segments- Includes innovative insights on ocular surface aging- Shows the capabilities to prevent and treat the aging of the eye
Table of Contents
1. Aging as a risk factor in eye disease: Mechanisms of aging in the human bodyDavid Teren and Jorge L. Alió2. Age-related changes of the eyelid and surgery of eyelids in agingDaniel Briscoe, Oz Levinkron, Daniella Shalom and Muhammad Kridin3. Age-related changes in the optics of the human eyeJos J. Rozema and David A. Atchison4. Cornea aging: A layered perspectiveDimitri Azar5. Aging in human lensJorge L. Alio6. Aging and accommodationDavid Teren and Jorge L. Alió7. Aging in the trabecular meshworkCarlo Alberto Cutolo, Daniele Gaudenzi and Carlo Enrico Traverso8. Aging in glaucoma surgeryDaniele Gaudenzi, Carlo Alberto Cutolo and Carlo Enrico Traverso9. The aging vitreous gelNancy M. Holekamp10. Aging of the human retinaAlbert Augustin11. Aging of the retinal pigment epitheliumErica L. Fletcher, Jessica Yw Ma, Josephine Hc Wong, Una Greferath, Ophelia V. Ehrlich, Andrew I. Jobling and Kirstan A. Vessey12. Eye and major age-related central nervous system degenerative disordersAndrzej Grzybowski, Hongkang Wu, Xiaoling Huang and Kai Jin13. Eye and major age-related cardiovascular disordersHaichao Chen, Yu Huang, Wenyi Hu, Ten Cheer Quek, Zhuoting Zhu, Ching- Yu Cheng, Ya Xing Wang and Tien Yin Wong14. Aging of the choroidRupesh Agrawal15. Age-related diseases of the macula (Divided into five subchapters: Stages, nonproliferative changes, age-related changes with proliferative findings, geographic atrophy, neovascular age-related macular degeneration)Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth and Marie Louise Enzendorfer16. Changes in retinal anatomy and physiology in normal aging and age-related macular degenerationEmanuel Yuquan Tan and Sobha Sivaprasad17. Aging surgery of ocular adnexa and conjunctivaDaniel Briscoe, Oz Levinkron, Daniella Shalom, Muhammad Kridin and Shahar Frenkel18. Age-related changes of the ocular motor system and squint surgeryElena Hernandez-Garcia and Rosario Gomez-De-Liaño19. Therapeutic approaches to aging in the ocular tissuesM.D. Pinazo-Durán, V. Zanón-Moreno, E. Bendala-Tufanisco, J. Benitez-Del-Castillof, J.E. O´Connor, I Andrés-Blasco and R.P. Casaroli-Marano20. Dietary supplementsFigen Bezci Aygun, Matias Iglicki, Anat Loewenstein and Dinah Zur21. Prevention of the aging process of the eyeCarla Danese and Paolo Lanzetta22. A glance at the futureJorge L. Alio, Andrzej Grzybowski and Anat Loewenstein
