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Therapeutic Targets for Diabetic Retinopathy

A Translational Approach

  • 1 Edición - 11 de enero de 2023
  • Última edición
  • Autores: Weiye Li, Jingfa Zhang
  • Idioma: Inglés

Therapeutic Targets For Diabetic Retinopathy: A Translational Approach offers a consolidated view of this complex disorder by summarizing the latest evidence-based studies and tr… Leer más

Descripción

Therapeutic Targets For Diabetic Retinopathy: A Translational Approach offers a consolidated view of this complex disorder by summarizing the latest evidence-based studies and translating their findings into practical, actionable knowledge. This concise resource covers the fundamentals of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema with an emphasis on basic science and therapeutic targets on the horizon. Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and researchers will find the translational approach to this common eye disorder to be useful in both research and clinical practice settings.

Puntos claves

  • Takes a concise yet comprehensive approach to diabetic eye disorders, covering basic science as well as therapeutic agents with both current and future clinical applications
  • Covers current diagnostic and management guidelines as well developments on the horizon that are likely to improve patient outcomes
  • Explains the pathophysiological mechanisms of diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema from both a basic and clinical perspective, helping readers seek promising new therapeutic targets
  • Consolidates today's available information on this timely topic into a single, convenient resource

Índice

1. Introduction of diabetic retinopathy and principles of treatment

2. Diabetes-induced metabolic disorders of diabetic retinopathy

3. Diabetic retinopathy, a neurovascular unit disease

4. The pathogenic role of apoptosis in the development of diabetic retinopathy

5. Diabetic retinopathy, a disease with low-grade inflammation

6. Neurodegeneration and microangiopathy in diabetic retina and choroid

7. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a disease of pathologic angiogenesis and vasculogenesis

8. Pathogenesis of diabetic macular edema

9. Treatments for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema in pipeline

10. Future perspectives for diabetic retinopathy management

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 1
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 11 de enero de 2023
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre los autores

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Weiye Li

Dr. Weiye Li, Professor Emeritus, Retina Surgeon, and Researcher of Drexel University, College of Medicine, an internationally renowned expert in the study of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, shares his practice, experience, and insight in this book.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor emeritus of Ophthalmology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Jingfa Zhang

Dr. Jingfa Zhang, Senior Scientist and Attending Physician at the Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People’s Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China, is a physician-scientist focusing on diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai, China

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