Retinal Degenerations: Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy

Retinal Degenerations: Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Springer Science+Business Media
Country
United States
Published
31 October 2003
Pages
467
ISBN
9780306477812

Retinal Degenerations: Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy

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This study is the result of The International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration which has become perhaps the most important research meeting in the field. The topics in this volume explore the aetiology, cellular mechanisms, epidemiology, genetics, models and potential therapeutic measures for the blinding diseases of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. Special focus is highlighted in the areas of mechanisms of photoreceptor degeneration and cell death (extremely important because very little is known how or why photoreceptors die in these diseases, despite an abundance of genetic information), age-related macular degeneration (with several novel approaches to its analysis), Usher Syndrome (the most severe form of retinitis pigmentosa, which includes an early or congenital loss of hearing along with blindness), and gene therapy. In addition, the section on basic science related to retinal degeneration is particularly strong with several laboratories reporting on new discoveries.

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