Age-related changes of the human eye
By: edited by Carlo A. P. Cavallotti, Luciano Cerulli.
Contributors: Cavallotti, Carlo.; Cerulli, Luciano.
Series: Aging medicine
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Totowa, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 410
ISBN-13: 9781934115558
Subjects: Eye -- Aging.; Eye -- Diseases -- Pathogenesis.; Eye Diseases.; Aging.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aging as risk factor in eye disease; title: Age-related changes of the eyelid; title: Aging effects on the optics of the eye; title: Aging of the cornea; title: The aging of the human lens; title: The extracellular matrix of the aged human trabecular meshwork: changes of glucosaminoglycans; title: Glial and mobile cells in the iris of the aging human eye; title: Age-related diseases of the vitreous; title: Age-related changes and/or diseases in the human retina; title: Aging of the retinal pigmented epithelium; title: The aging of the choroid; title: Age-related macular degeneration I: types and future directions; title: Age-related macular degeneration II: idiopathic macular holes; title: Age-related macular degeneration III: epiretinal membranes; title: Macular degeneration: ultrastructural age-related changes; title: Non-exudative macular degeneration and management; title: Treatment of intraocular pressure in elderly patients; title: Aging of the lachrymal [lacrimal] gland; title: The world according to blink: blinking and aging; title: Age-related changes in the oculomotor system; title: Rehabilitation of low vision in aged people; title: Many suggestions to protect the eyes in aging people.