Titre : |
AMD Age-Related Macular Degeneration : Second edition |
Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
Auteurs : |
Jean Daniel Arbour, Auteur ; Pierre Labelle, M.D., Auteur ; Florian Sennlaub, M.D., Auteur |
Mention d'édition : |
2éme édition |
Editeur : |
Annika, Parence Publishing |
Année de publication : |
2016 |
Importance : |
118 p. |
Présentation : |
ill.bro.cov. en coul. |
Format : |
22.3 cm x14.7cm |
ISBN/ISSN/EAN : |
978-2-923830-51-3 |
Langues : |
Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng) |
Index. décimale : |
617 Chirurgie et sujets connexes |
Résumé : |
AMD affects one million Canadians, yet it is still poorly understood and causes much anxiety to those diagnosed with it: Will I go blind? Will I be able to lead a normal life? Can I be cured?
This book addresses these and many other questions to help in understanding the impact of AMD in everyday life. In addition, the latest advances in AMD research are explained, as major therapeutic breakthroughs that have considerably improved the quality of life of people with AMD have been made in recent years and new treatments under development hold even more promise for the future. |
Note de contenu : |
Sommaire:
-25 Frequenty asked questions
-Understanding age-related
-Macular degeneration
-What is AMD
-How the eye and the retina work
-How we see
-The two forms of age-related
-Macular degeneration
-Dry AMD
-Wet AMD
-The stages of AMD
-Causes and risk factors
-A word about causes
-Risk factors
-Known risk factors
-Probable risk factors
-Diagnosis
-Early detection
-Comprehensive eye examination
-Fundus autofluorescence
-Fluorescein angiography
-Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
-Optical coherence tomography
-Angiography (OCTA)
-Ultrasound
-Prevention and treatement
-Treating dry AMD
-Treating wet AMD
-Living with age-related macular degeneration
-Vision aids and othre useful products
-Adapting the home
-Adapting the workplace
-Getting around
-Treatements of the future
-Future drugs
-Future antiangiogenic therapies
-Gene therapy
-Stem cell transplantation
-Useful addresses |
AMD Age-Related Macular Degeneration : Second edition [texte imprimé] / Jean Daniel Arbour, Auteur ; Pierre Labelle, M.D., Auteur ; Florian Sennlaub, M.D., Auteur . - 2éme édition . - [S.l.] : Annika, Parence Publishing, 2016 . - 118 p. : ill.bro.cov. en coul. ; 22.3 cm x14.7cm. ISBN : 978-2-923830-51-3 Langues : Anglais ( eng) Langues originales : Anglais ( eng)
Index. décimale : |
617 Chirurgie et sujets connexes |
Résumé : |
AMD affects one million Canadians, yet it is still poorly understood and causes much anxiety to those diagnosed with it: Will I go blind? Will I be able to lead a normal life? Can I be cured?
This book addresses these and many other questions to help in understanding the impact of AMD in everyday life. In addition, the latest advances in AMD research are explained, as major therapeutic breakthroughs that have considerably improved the quality of life of people with AMD have been made in recent years and new treatments under development hold even more promise for the future. |
Note de contenu : |
Sommaire:
-25 Frequenty asked questions
-Understanding age-related
-Macular degeneration
-What is AMD
-How the eye and the retina work
-How we see
-The two forms of age-related
-Macular degeneration
-Dry AMD
-Wet AMD
-The stages of AMD
-Causes and risk factors
-A word about causes
-Risk factors
-Known risk factors
-Probable risk factors
-Diagnosis
-Early detection
-Comprehensive eye examination
-Fundus autofluorescence
-Fluorescein angiography
-Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
-Optical coherence tomography
-Angiography (OCTA)
-Ultrasound
-Prevention and treatement
-Treating dry AMD
-Treating wet AMD
-Living with age-related macular degeneration
-Vision aids and othre useful products
-Adapting the home
-Adapting the workplace
-Getting around
-Treatements of the future
-Future drugs
-Future antiangiogenic therapies
-Gene therapy
-Stem cell transplantation
-Useful addresses |
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