Aging in Ophthalmology
- 1st Edition - September 17, 2025
- Latest edition
- Editors: Jorge L Alio MD, Andrzej Grzybowski, Anat Loewenstein
- Language: English
Aging in Ophthalmology examines the aging process of the eye and how this affects the future of ophthalmology. With a strong focus on therapeutic options, the book shows the lates… Read more
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Description
Description
Aging in Ophthalmology examines the aging process of the eye and how this affects the future of ophthalmology. With a strong focus on therapeutic options, the book shows the latest improvements in medical and surgical possibilities. It describes both the risks of the aging of the eye, the aging of different parts of the eye (like the retina, lens, and iris), therapeutic approaches to limit the aging processes of the eye, along with a glance into the future. This book is a valuable resource for ophthalmologists of all subspecialties and researchers interested in the aging process in the human eye.
Key features
Key features
- Provides an update on the aging process in the human eye, from the anterior to posterior segments
- Includes innovative insights on ocular surface aging
- Shows the capabilities to prevent and treat the aging of the eye
Readership
Readership
Ophthalmologists of all subspecialties and researchers interested in aging process in the human eye, Neuroscientists, optometrists, academic doctors, experts in aging, experts in senility, industry related to macular degeneration, cataract and other aspects of ophthalmology focused on aging.
Table of contents
Table of contents
David Teren and Jorge L. Alió
2. Age-related changes of the eyelid and surgery of eyelids in aging
Daniel Briscoe, Oz Levinkron, Daniella Shalom and Muhammad Kridin
3. Age-related changes in the optics of the human eye
Jos J. Rozema and David A. Atchison
4. Cornea aging: A layered perspective
Dimitri Azar
5. Aging in human lens
Jorge L. Alio
6. Aging and accommodation
David Teren and Jorge L. Alió
7. Aging in the trabecular meshwork
Carlo Alberto Cutolo, Daniele Gaudenzi and Carlo Enrico Traverso
8. Aging in glaucoma surgery
Daniele Gaudenzi, Carlo Alberto Cutolo and Carlo Enrico Traverso
9. The aging vitreous gel
Nancy M. Holekamp
10. Aging of the human retina
Albert Augustin
11. Aging of the retinal pigment epithelium
Erica L. Fletcher, Jessica Yw Ma, Josephine Hc Wong, Una Greferath, Ophelia V. Ehrlich, Andrew I. Jobling and Kirstan A. Vessey
12. Eye and major age-related central nervous system degenerative disorders
Andrzej Grzybowski, Hongkang Wu, Xiaoling Huang and Kai Jin
13. Eye and major age-related cardiovascular disorders
Haichao Chen, Yu Huang, Wenyi Hu, Ten Cheer Quek, Zhuoting Zhu, Ching- Yu Cheng, Ya Xing Wang and Tien Yin Wong
14. Aging of the choroid
Rupesh Agrawal
15. Age-related diseases of the macula (Divided into five subchapters: Stages, nonproliferative changes, age-related changes with proliferative findings, geographic atrophy, neovascular age-related macular degeneration)
Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth and Marie Louise Enzendorfer
16. Changes in retinal anatomy and physiology in normal aging and age-related macular degeneration
Emanuel Yuquan Tan and Sobha Sivaprasad
17. Aging surgery of ocular adnexa and conjunctiva
Daniel Briscoe, Oz Levinkron, Daniella Shalom, Muhammad Kridin and Shahar Frenkel
18. Age-related changes of the ocular motor system and squint surgery
Elena Hernandez-Garcia and Rosario Gomez-De-Liaño
19. Therapeutic approaches to aging in the ocular tissues
M.D. Pinazo-Durán, V. Zanón-Moreno, E. Bendala-Tufanisco, J. Benitez-Del-Castillof, J.E. O´Connor, I Andrés-Blasco and R.P. Casaroli-Marano
20. Dietary supplements
Figen Bezci Aygun, Matias Iglicki, Anat Loewenstein and Dinah Zur
21. Prevention of the aging process of the eye
Carla Danese and Paolo Lanzetta
22. A glance at the future
Jorge L. Alio, Andrzej Grzybowski and Anat Loewenstein
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 17, 2025
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Jorge L Alio MD
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Andrzej Grzybowski
Andrzej Grzybowski, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, MAE, is a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Institute for Research in Ophthalmology. He has been an active editor, editor in chief, and author of more than 500 peer-reviewed international publications and over 50 book chapters as well as reviewer for more than 20 journals. He serves as editorial board member of several international journals, including the American Journal of Ophthalmology, and is a lifelong member of the European Academy of Ophthalmology. As the only Polish ophthalmologist he was included in the top 2% ranking of world-best scientists prepared by Stanford University. In 2022 he was awarded Officers’ Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta for outstanding achievements in research and teaching and support for international scientific cooperation by the President of Poland, a ranking of the Top 100 most influential people in the world of ophthalmology.
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