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SPRINGER Retinal Degenerations Biology Diagnostics And Therapeutics 2007 Edition by TOMBRAN-TINK J.
This book presents new and noteworthy research into retinal diseases.It focuses on what we currently know about the environment, genetics and mechanisms that lead to retinal degenerations, new diagnostics, and innovative therapeutic modalities to preserve vision. Written by renowned scientific investigators, this innovative collection of treatment strategies and technological discoveries allows for the realistic translation of research into practice. Retinal Degenerations: Genetics, Progression, and Therapeutics - Table of ContentsJ Tombran-Tink and CJ Barnstable (eds)University of Missouri-Kansas City and Yale University School of Medicine1. Living with Retinal DegenerationCoping with Retinitis Pigmentosa: A Patientis ViewGordon Cousins and James Cape2. Degenerative Diseases of the RetinaEpidemiology of ARMD Early in the 21st CenturyJie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell and Ronald Klein 3. Leber Congenital Amaurosis: Biology, Diagnostics, and TherapeuticsRobert K. Koenekoop4. Macular Degeneration. Aging Changes and Novel TherapiesPeter E. Liggett and Alejandro J. Lavaque5. Stargardt Disease: from gene discovery to therapyRando Allikmets6. X-Linked Juvenile RetinoschisisBernhard H.F. Weber and Ulrich Kellner7. Retinal Degeneration in Usher SyndromeDavid S. Williams8. Mouse models of RPBo Chang, Norman L. Hawes, Muriel T. Davisson, J.R. Heckenlively9. Mechanisms underlying retinal degenerationsThe Impact of Diabetes on Neuronal, Glial and Vascular Cells of the Retina: Implications for the Pathogenesis of Diabetic RetinopathySylvia B. Smith10. Statins and Age-Related MaculopathyGerald McGwin Jr. and Cynthia Owsley11. The role of Drusen in Macular Degeneration and New Methods of QuantificationR. Theodore Smith and Umer F. Ahmad12. RPE lipofuscin: Formation, Properties, and Relevance to Retinal DegenerationJanet R. Sparrow13. Genetic Modifiers that Affect Phenotypic Expression of Retinal DiseasesMalia M. Edwards, Dennis M. Maddox, Jungyeon Won, Jrgen K. Naggert and Patsy M. Nishina14. X-linked retinal dystrophies and microtubular functions within the retina Alan Wright and Xinhua Shu15. Synaptic Remodeling in RetinalDegeneration You-Wei Peng and Fulton Wong16. Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Retinal Degenerative Diseases On The Suppression of Photoreceptor Cell Death in Retinitis PigmentosaFiona Kernan, Alex G. McKee, G. J. Farrar and Peter Humphries17. Cell-based therapies to restrict to progress of photoreceptor degenerationRaymond D. Lund and Shaomei Wang18. Current Status of IPE Transplantation and its Potential as a Cell-Based Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinal DystrophiesMakoto Tamai19. Recent results in Retinal Transplantation give hope for restoring visionRobert B. Aramant, Norman D. Radtke and Magdalene J. Seiler20. Stem Cells and Retinal TransplantationJoanne Yau, Henry Klassen, Tasneem Zahir and Michael Young21. Application of Encapsulated Cell Technology for Retinal Degenerative DiseasesWeng Tao and Rong Wen 22. Effective treatment for the canine RPE65 null mutation, a hereditary retinal dystrophy comparable to human Leberis Congenital AmaurosisKristina Narfstrm, Gregory E. Tullis and Mathias Seeliger23. The Use of Neuroprotective Factors in Retinal DegenerationsJoyce Tombran-Tink and Colin Barnstable24. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors as a possible therapy for RP17, an Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa associated with the R14W mutation, apoptosis, and the unfolded protein response.George Rebello, Jacquie Greenberg and Raj Ramesar