Diabetic Eye Disease A Comprehensive Review

by Espaillat, Alejandro

• ISBN13: 9781617110108
• ISBN10: 1617110108
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-15
• Publisher: Slack Incorporated

Summary

Diabetic Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Review details all aspects of how diabetes mellitus affects the entire eye. Epidemiology; pathogenesis; as well as the effect on the orbit, cornea, lens, retina, and optic nerve are covered inside this unique resource. Dr. Alejandro Espaillat discusses diabetes mellitus and the optic nerve complications that can occur, and introduces the most current information regarding diabetic eye disease. Included inside the pages of Diabetic Eye Disease are the latest studies, medications, and treatment protocols for diabetic retinopathy and macular edema. Features Include: Clinical photographs and illustrations of how the disease can be manifested at every stage and location within the eye Guidelines and step-by-step details on the management of cataract surgery in the diabetic patient Latest state-of-the-art medical diagnosis, therapeutics, instrumentation, and surgical techniques Discussion of telemedicine as an effective tool against blindness due to diabetic eye disease A breakthrough resource on its topic, Diabetic Eye Disease: A Comprehensive Review reaches out to a wide audience of ophthalmologists, retinal specialists, residents, and optometrists with the most current information and advances available.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1         Diabetes Mellitus: Diagnosis and Current and Future Therapies                            Evana Valenzuela Scheker, MD and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 2         Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Diabetic Retinopathy                            Susannah G. Rowe, MD, MPH and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 3         Diabetes Mellitus and Cranial Neuropathies of the Eye and Orbit                            Deval (Reshma) Paranjpe, MD and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 4         Diabetes Mellitus and the Cornea                            Roberto Pineda, MD and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 5         Diabetes Mellitus and Cataracts                            Cecilia R. Sanchez, MD; Sabera T. Shah, MD; Timothy J. Murtha, MD; and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 6         Diabetes Mellitus and Optic Nerve Abnormalities                            Jesse Richman, MD; King To, MD; Larissa Camejo, MD; and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 7         Diabetes Mellitus and Macular Abnormalities                            Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 8         Diabetes Mellitus and Retinal Abnormalities                            Glenn C. Yiu, MD, PhD; Sandra Rocio Montezuma, MD; and Alejandro Espaillat, MD Chapter 9         Perspectives in Ocular Telemedicine Imaging for Diabetes Mellitus                            Paolo S. Silva, MD; Lloyd M. Aiello, MD; Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD, PhD; Dorothy Tolls, OD;                            and Jerry D. Cavallerano, OD, PhD   al" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; vertical-align: baseline; tab-stops: right dotted 489.0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"Financial Disclosures Index