Retinal Degenerations

From the reviews:"This book is a comprehensive review of the retinal degenerations, focusing particularly on a range of macular degenerations and the inherited retinal dystrophies. … is essential reading for even the experienced low vision clinician and anyone wishing to understand the difficulties faced by patients who are diagnosed with sight-threatening retinal conditions. … will be of interest to research groups. … This is a valuable book and is essential for low vision clinicians. I recommend it to any optometrist with a particular interest in retinal disease." (Michael Kalloniatis, Clinical and Experimental Optometry, Issue 91, November, 2008)

• Living with Retinal Degeneration.- Coping With Retinal Degeneration.- Degenerative Diseases of the Retina.- Epidemiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Early in the 21st Century.- Leber Congenital Amaurosis.- Macular Degeneration.- Stargardt Disease.- X-Linked Juvenile Retinoschisis.- Retinal Degeneration in Usher Syndrome.- Mouse Models of RP.- Mechanisms Underlying Retinal Degenerations.- The Impact of Diabetes on Neuronal, Glial, and Vascular Cells of the Retina.- Statins and Age-Related Maculopathy.- The Role of Drusen in Macular Degeneration and New Methods of Quantification.- RPE Lipofuscin.- Genetic Modifiers That Affect Phenotypic Expression of Retinal Diseases.- X-Linked Retinal Dystrophies and Microtubular Functions Within the Retina.- Synaptic Remodeling in Retinal Degeneration.- Developing Therapeutic Strategies for Retinal Degenerative Diseases.- On The Suppression of Photoreceptor Cell Death in Retinitis Pigmentosa.- Cell-Based Therapies to Restrict the Progress of Photoreceptor Degeneration.- Current Status of IPE Transplantation and Its Potential as a Cell-Based Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Retinal Dystrophies.- Recent Results in Retinal Transplantation Give Hope for Restoring Vision.- Stem Cells and Retinal Transplantation.- Application of Encapsulated Cell Technology for Retinal Degenerative Diseases.- Effective Treatment for the Canine RPE65 Null Mutation, a Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy Comparable to Human Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis.- Neuroprotective Factors and Retinal Degenerations.- 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.- Macular Degeneration—An Addendum.