Bookedited by Richard F. Spaide, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, Lawrence A. Yannuzzi.
Summary: Pathological Myopia is a major cause of severe vision loss worldwide. The mechanisms for vision loss include cataract, glaucoma, retinal detachment, and above all, degeneration of the macula within the posterior staphyloma. Pathological Myopia is one of the only current books to specifically address this disease and discusses recent developments in imaging technologies and various approaches to treatments, such as laser photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy, pharmaco-therapeutic injections in the vitreous, and surgery. Complete with high-quality color images, this book is written and edited by leaders in the field and is geared towards ophthalmologists, including residents and fellows in training, glaucoma and cataract specialists, and vitreoretinal macula experts.
Contents:
1. Myopia: A Historical Perspective
2. Genes involved in the development of myopia
3. Epidemiology of Myopia
4. Animal Models of Experimental Myopia: Limitations and Synergies With Studies on Human Myopia
5. The Sclera and its Role in Regulation of the Refractive State
6. Public Health Impact of Pathologic Myopia
7. Update on the Pathology of Pathologic Myopia
8. The Sclera and Induced Abnormalities in Myopia
9. The Choroid
10. The Optic Nerve in High Myopia
11. Vitreous Changes
12. Staphyloma, Part 1
13. Staphyloma, Part 2
14. Myopic Chorioretinal Atrophy
15. Choroidal Neovascularization
16. Myopic Macular Retinoschisis
17. Peripheral Retinal Abnormalities
18. Retinal Detachment
19. Glaucoma in Myopia
20. Myopic Optic Neuropathy
21. Special Considerations for Cataract Surgery in the Face of Pathologic Myopia
22. Ocular Motility Abnormalities
23. Myopia: Ocular and Systemic Disease
24. Prevention of Myopia
25. Sclera-targeted Therapies for Pathologic Myopia.