Ocular Angiogenesis: Diseases, Mechanisms, and Therapeutics

Leading academic and pharmaceutical researchers and clinicians from many disciplines synthesize and summarize current clinical and basic knowledge concerning abnormal growth of blood vessels in the eye, the cause of major neovascular eye diseases. The authors also identify and assess the most promising approaches with potential for commercial exploitation and discuss the challenges encountered in developing therapeutics for ocular neovascular diseases. Highlights include illuminating chapters on gene therapy and novel drug delivery systems and excellent summaries of the newest therapeutic approaches.

Author: Joyce Tombran-Tink

Publisher: Humana

Publication Date: Apr 01, 2006

Number of Pages: 412 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1588295141

ISBN-13: 9781588295149