Vitreo-retinal Surgery

Unlike the cornea or lens, the retina is part of the central nervous system and cannot be replaced. Therefore degeneration of the outer retina is blinding, but trials using devices such as retinal implants which combine biology with technology are showing promise at restoring vision. Macular disease...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kirchhof, Bernd. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Wong, David. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Essentials in Ophthalmology,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/b138684
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Table of Contents:
  • Retinal Implants
  • Therapeutic Approaches to Macular Oedema
  • Is There Room for Improvement in Pucker Surgery?
  • Is There Sufficient Evidence to Support Transpupillary Thermotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium and Choroid Translocation in Patients with Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
  • Giant Retinal Tear
  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium Differentiation and Dedifferentiation
  • Risk Factors in Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
  • Prevention of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
  • The Tamponade Effect
  • Vitreous Surgery in Uveitis and Allied Disorders.