The Retina and its Disorders

The best single-volume resource on the retina and its disorders

Joseph Besharse (Edited by), Dean Bok (Edited by)

9780123821980, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 19 April 2011

910 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 4.4 cm, 2.89 kg

This selection of articles from the Encyclopedia of the Eye covering retina, optics/optic nerve and comparative topics constitutes the first reference for scientists, post docs, and graduate students with an interest beyond standard textbook materials. It covers the full spectrum of research on the retina - from the basic biochemistry of how nerve cells are created to information on neurotransmitters, comparisons of the structure and neuroscience of peripheral vision systems in different species, and all the way through to injury repair and other clinical applications.

Animal Models of Glaucoma      S I Tomarev            Chick Metabolism in the Chick Retina     P M Iuvone      Central Retinal Vein Occlusion      S S Hayreh       Choroidal Neovascularization      M R Kesen and S W Cousins      Chromatic Function of the Cones     D H Foster              Color Blindness: Inherited      J Carroll and D M Tait          Cone Photoreceptor Cells: Soma and Synapse    R G Smith       Contrast Sensitivity       P Bex          Development of the Retinal Vasculature     T Chan-Ling       Embryology and Early Patterning     P Bovolenta, R Marco-Ferreres, and I Conte      Fish Retinomotor Movements      B Burnside and C King-Smith        Hereditary Vitreoretinopathies      S Meredith and M Snead      Histogenesis, Cell Fate, and Signaling Factors    M Cwinn, B McNeill, A Ha, and V A Wallace    Immunobiology of Age-Related Macular Degeneration   R L Ufret-Vincenty      Information Processing in the Retina     F S Werblin           Inherited Optic Neuropathies      A A Sadun and C F Chicani        Injury and Repair: Stem Cells and Transplantation   B A Tucker, M J Young, and H J Klassen      Innate Immune System and the Eye     M S Gregory              Neuropeptides: Localization      N C Brecha, A A Hirano, and I D Raymond    The Photoreceptor Outer Segment as a Sensory Cilium   J C Besharse and C Insinna      Photoresponse in Squid       J Mitchell and W Swardfager         Retinal Histogenesis       J A Brzezinski, IV and T A Reh    Retinal Pigment Epithelial–Choroid Interactions   K Ford and P A D’Amore       Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment     S C Wong, Y D Ramkissoon, and D G Charteris      

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Ophthalmology [MJQ], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN], Diseases & disorders [MJC]