- Presents up-to-date information on all the principal macular dystrophies
- Covers molecular biology, state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques, and the latest treatment options
- Written by internationally recognized experts in the field
This book provides the ophthalmologist with the most recently available data on the macular dystrophies, a group of many different inherited or sporadic eye conditions linked by a problem with photoreceptors or other structures of the central retina.
Internationally recognized experts in the field present the latest evidence and discuss their own personal experiences with regard to each of the principal dystrophies as well as some very rare entities.
Topics covered include molecular biology, state-of-the-art diagnostic techniques, and the newest treatment options, including still experimental therapies. Attention is also devoted to a range of issues that continue to be debated. The editors have taken care to ensure that chapters are of a uniformly high standard while not sacrificing the originality of the individual authors.
Macular Dystrophies will fully acquaint the reader with both the latest research findings and the current and emerging approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
Table of ContentsStargardt's disease (STGD).- Macular Abnormalities in Panretinal Dystrophies.- Best Disease.- Pattern Dystrophy.- Autosomal Dominant Drusen.- North Carolina Makular Dystrophy (NCMD, MCDR1) and NCMD-like Disorders.- Sorsby Fundus Dystrophy.- Central Areolar Choroidal Dystrophy.- Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness (MIDD).- X-linked Retinoschisis (XLRS).- Miscellaneous Very Rare Macular Dystrophies.- Management and Interventions.
