Anti-Angiogenic Therapy in Ophthalmology

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-319-24095-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 193 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 5802 g

Reihe: Essentials in Ophthalmology

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stahl, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Augenheilkunde, Optometrie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

CONTENTS1 Retinal Vascular DevelopmentJing Chen, Chi-Hsiu Liu, and Przemyslaw Sapieha2 Retinopathy of PrematurityAndreas Stahl, Ann Hellstrom, and Lois E. H. Smith3 Anti-Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Treatment in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Outcomes and Outcome PredictorsDujon Fuzzard, Robyn H. Guymer, and Robert P. Finger4 AREDS Supplementation and the Progression Towards Neovascular Exudative AMDDavid Valent and Emily Y. Chew5 VEGF-Inhibition in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2Peter Charbel Issa and Frank G. Holz6 Diabetic RetinopathyFocke Ziemssen and Hansjürgen T. Agostini7 Retinal Vein OcclusionAmelie Pielen, Bernd Junker, and Nicolas Feltgen8 Pharmacokinetics of Intravitreally Applied VEGF InhibitorsTim U. Krohne, Frank G. Holz, and Carsten H. Meyer9 Neovascular GlaucomaJulia Lüke, Matthias Lüke, and Salvatore Grisanti10 Corneal Neovascular DiseasesDeniz Hos, Felix Bock, Björn Bachmann, and Claus Cursiefen11 Anti-Angiogenic Gene Therapy - Basic Science and Challenges for Translation into the ClinicClemens Lange and James Bainbridge

Über Autor(innen)

Andreas Stahl, MD, FEBO, graduated in Medicine from the University of Freiburg, Germany, in 2005. He spent the years 2008-2010 as a Research Fellow in the Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, thanks to a DFG fellowship grant. Since 2011, Dr. Stahl has been Head of the Angiogenesis Research Group at the University Eye Hospital Freiburg, investigating the underlying mechanisms of angioproliferative retinal diseases. Clinically, Dr. Stahl works as a retinal surgeon attending to patients with a broad variety of retinal disorders ranging from retinopathy of prematurity to ischemic retinopathies and age-related maculopathy. Dr. Stahl has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Innovative Research Award from the German Ophthalmic Society. He is a reviewer for many journals and author of more than 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as several book chapters.