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Contains the proceedings of the XVI International Symposium on Retinal Degeneration (RD2014), to be held July 13-18, 2014 at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, California. A majority of those who will speak and present posters at the meeting will contribute to this volume. The Symposium addresses the blinding diseases of inherited retinal degenerations, which have no effective treatments and age-related macular degeneration, which has no cures, despite the fact that it is an epidemic among the elderly, with 1 in 3-4 affected by the age of 75. The RD2014 Symposium will focus on the exciting new developments aimed at understanding these diseases and providing therapies for them. ...
The research on ocular pharmacology has increased significantly, over the past decade. More recently, the discovery and approval of eye disease modifying treatments is considered an unbelievable scientific breakthrough. Anti-VEGF molecules, cell therapy and gene therapy for age-related retinal degeneration, autologous corneal cells replacement, and Leber’s congenital amaurosis to name a few as some impressive examples. New drugs have been recently introduced for the treatment of glaucoma focusing on new pharmacological targets, such as Rho kinase inhibitors. For example, such novel treatments have been approved for optic neuromyelitis spectrum disorders. Regarding diseases of the front of ...
This volume presents the proceedings of Medicon 2016, held in Paphos, Cyprus. Medicon 2016 is the XIV in the series of regional meetings of the International Federation of Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE) in the Mediterranean. The goal of Medicon 2016 is to provide updated information on the state of the art on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing under the main theme “Systems Medicine for the Delivery of Better Healthcare Services”. Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing cover complementary disciplines that hold great promise for the advancement of research and development in complex medical and biological systems. Research and development in these areas ...
In questa nuova edizione è stato dato ampio spazio alla diagnostica per immagini , alla genetica e sono stati aggiornati in maniera sostanziale i capitoli relativi alle patologie della retina (maculopatie), del cristallino (cataratta) e del glaucoma . Sono stati aggiunti inoltre due nuovi capitoli sull’occhio rosso e sulle manifestazioni oculari delle malattie sistemiche e, oltre agli argomenti classici, sono trattati anche la moderna genetica, gli aspetti medico legali e l’e-health. A corredo del volume, numerose fotografie di alta qualità e disegni a colori , insieme a un utile glossario e a una bibliografia essenziale con i principali testi di riferimento. Il testo, infine, si completa con il sito web dedicato , accessibile tramite il pin code all’interno del volume, che contiene i test di autovalutazione, i casi clinici e una ricca galleria fotografica.
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