The Fovea
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The Fovea

Structure, Function, Development, and Tractional Disorders

  1. 290 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Fovea

Structure, Function, Development, and Tractional Disorders

About this book

The Fovea: Structure, Function, Development, and Disease summarizes the current biological knowledge regarding the two types of the vertebrate fovea (and its main structural elements, the Müller cells). This information is then used to explain different aspects of human vision, foveal development, and macular disorders. Sections give an overview of the retinal structure and the different types of retinal glia, survey the structure and function of the primate and non-mammalian fovea types, discuss foveal development—with a focus on the human fovea, cover the roles of Müller cells and astrocytes in the pathogenesis and regeneration of various human macular disorders are described. Using a translational approach, this reference is a valuable text for scientists, clinicians and physicians interested in the fovea. Readers will gain a new understanding of the cellular basics of the fovea, which is the most important part of the eye. - Adopts a translational approach, summarizing the biological knowledge regarding the structure and function of the fovea, the roles of Müller cells in mediating the structural integrity, and function of the fovea - Provides overviews of both basic types of the vertebrate fovea, countering the popular belief that there is only one type of the vertebrate fovea, the human fovea - Thoroughly shows the mechanisms involved in the development of the fovea that explain the rapid improvement of visual acuity in newborns - Explains pathological changes in the foveal structure and function with evaluation pointing toward possible prevention and/or cure

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Front Matter
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Chapter 1 : Introduction: Optical properties of the retina
  9. Chapter 2 : Basic structure of the retina
  10. Chapter 3 : Retinal glia
  11. Chapter 4 : Nonmammalian fovea
  12. Chapter 5 : Primate fovea
  13. Chapter 6 : Comparison of the nonmammalian and primate fovea
  14. Chapter 7 : Development of the fovea
  15. Chapter 8 : Tractional disorders of the human fovea
  16. GENERIC-TITLE
  17. List of abbreviations
  18. List of figures
  19. Index
  20. A