Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a frequent disease of the elderly and the most common cause of blindness. Recently, various new treatment options have become available for ARMD. This book, written by recognized experts and including the results of international study groups, provides a comprehensive report on these treatments, documenting their rationale, uses, side-effects, and benefits. It will be of immense value to all with an interest in ARMD.

Diagnosis and Clinical Features1

1 Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Current Concepts of Pathogenesis and Risk Factors
2 Clinical Manifestations and Natural History of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
3 Diagnostic Workup
4 Planimetry of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Surgery of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)31
5 Surgery - an Overview
6 Limited Macular Translocation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
7 Development of Microelectronic Visual Implants
8 Transplantation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cells
Radiotherapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) - Long-Term Results77
9 Radiation Biology of Choroidal Neovascularisation of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
10 Principles and Technique of Radiation Therapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
11 Radiation Effects on the Eye
12 Long-Term Results of Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
13 External Beam Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Two-Year Results
14 Virtual Three-Dimensional CT Simulation of Radiotherapy for Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration
15 Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration - a Wet Type Summary
16 External Beam Radiotherapy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration - an Ineffective Approach?
Clinical Studies of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD)137
17 Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Multicenter Trial on Radiation Therapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (RAD-Study)
18 External Beam Radiotherapy as a Treatment for Choroidal Neovascularisation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
19 Long-Term Results of High Doses of External Radiotherapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration with Subfoveal Neovascularization
20 Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Age-Related MacularDegeneration with Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization: Update of Results of the St. Gallen Prospective Randomized Study
Special Radiotherapy Techniques165
21 Brachytherapy for Macular Degeneration Associated with Subretinal Neovascularization
22 Proton Radiation Therapy of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
23 Various Therapeutic Regimens for Proton Beam Irradiation of Neovascular Membranes in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
24 Radiation Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration187
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