Ocular Blood Flow

by Leopold Schmetterer (Editor), Jeffrey Kiel (Editor)

Overview

Adequate blood supply to the eye is an important prerequisite for normal visual function. Over the past 40 years our knowledge of ocular blood flow regulation has improved significantly. This reader-friendly textbook provides a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge of ocular blood flow. Lavishly illustrated, it evaluates the wide array of methods that have been used to measure ocular blood flow. Furthermore, it not only offers the reader an evidence-based summary of the physiological and pharmacological properties of ocular blood flow regulation, but also demonstrates the ocular blood flow abnormalities in different vascular diseases. This book will enhance the understanding of all who are interested in learning more about ocular blood flow in health and disease.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783662501641
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	08/23/2016
Edition description:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2012
Pages:	457
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Leopold Schmetterer  PhD is Extraordinary Professor of the Departments of Clinical Pharmacology and Center of Biomedical Engineering and Physics at the Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. He is Associate Editor of the journal Acta Ophthalmologica and Guest Editorial Board Member of the journal Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science.

Jeffrey Kiel  PhD is Professor of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Univ. of TX Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX. He sits on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and Experimental Eye Research. Further, he is Editor for the Physiology Section of Foundations of Clinical Ophthalmology. Duane's Clinical Ophthalmology.

Table of Contents

Anatomy of the Ocular Vasculatures.- Determination of Ocular Blood Flows with the Microsphere Method.- Laser Doppler Flowmetry in Animals.- Ocular Blood Flow.- Measurement of Ocular Blood Flow: Angiography.- Measurement of retinal vessel diameters.- Laser Doppler Techniques for Ocular Blood Velocity and Flow.- Color Doppler Imaging.- Other approaches.- Systemic determinants.- Local determinants.- Neural Control of Ocular Blood Flow.- Endothelial control.- Retinal ischemia in relation to glaucoma and neuroprotection.- Ocular blood flow in diabetes: contribution to the microvascular lesions of diabetic retinopathy.- Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Hemodynamic changes.- The Role of Ocular Blood Flow Abnormalities in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma.- Ocular Blood Flow in Disease: Other diseases.- Systemic diseases.

Editorial Reviews

From the book reviews:

““Ocular Blood Flow’ provides a deep, comprehensive coverage of the state of the art on this intriguing field of research. … Written in a direct, concise language, this textbook combines, in a one-piece, easy-to-carry volume, the type of information that is usually found scattered in a number of separate books. … In conclusion, if the reader … wants to have an easy-to-read, detailed, and up-to-date insight into this interesting field of research, this is the book to get.” (Luís Abegão Pinto, Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Vol. 253, March, 2015)

“This is a thorough review of ocular blood flow, covering the anatomy, measurement methods, physiology, and clinical correlations with various aspects of ischemic processes in the eye. … It appears to be intended primarily for basic science researchers in the field of ocular blood flow. … This book provides basic scientists with a thorough review of the anatomy, physiology, and measurement tools to explore the field.” (Christopher B. Chambers, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)

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