Ocular Angiogenesis

• Angiogenic Diseases.- Age-Related Macular Degeneration.- Endogenous Angiogenic Inhibitors in Diabetic Retinopathy.- Corneal Angiogenesis.- Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy.- Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization.- Mechanisms of the Formation and Stability of Retinal Blood Vessels.- Neovascular Glaucoma.- Eales’ Disease.- Angiogenesis and Ocular Tumorigenesis.- Genetics of Ocular Vascular Disease.- Endogenous Promoters and Inhibitors of Angiogenesis.- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Retinal Diseases.- The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factors in Ocular Angiogenesis.- Control of Neovascularization and Cell Survival in the Eye by PEDF.- Thrombospondin.- Regulation of Ocular Angiogenesis by Matrix Proteases and Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases.- Integrins in Ocular Angiogenesis.- Ocular Inflammation and Neovascularization.- Therapeutics and Delivery for Angiogenic eye Diseases.- Anti-VEGF Therapies for Diseases of the Retina and Choroid.- Anecortave Acetate.- Gene Therapy for Neovascular Retinopathies.- Noninvasive Delivery of DNA Into the Eye.- Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Posterior Segment Ocular Disease.

From the reviews: "Colin J. Barnstable and co-workers have undertaken the task to present an up-to-date collection including presentations on clinical and mechanistic data as well as current therapeutic applications. The 412-page hardback book includes numerous black-and-white pictures as well as several illustrations. ... The book ... will surely find a place not only for the use of basic scientists but could be of interest for the clinician trying to understand the background on angiogenesis research." (Antonia Joussen, Graefes Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Issue 246, 2008)