The Blood-Retinal Barriers (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980)

The concept of a blood~retinal barrier is still relatively new in the ophthalmic literature. ~fuereas work on the blood-brain barrier was initiated in the first decade of this century, the blood- retinal barrier has only recently been defined. Information accu- mulated during the last 10 years has shown that the function of the blood-ocular barriers may be better understood if two main barrier systems are considered to exist in the eye. The blood-aqueous barrier regulates the exchanges between the blood and the intraocu- lar fluids, and the blood-retinal barrier separates the neural tissue from the blood. Recent studies have shown that the blood-retinal barrier plays a fundamental role in controlling the microenvironment of the retina. Similarly, the significance of the blood-retinal barrier in retinal disease has become increasingly clear. Fluorescein angiography has demonstrated an intricate series of relationships between altera- tions of the blood-retinal barrier and diverse retinal diseases, particularly vascular retinopathies and pigment epitheliopathies. Finally, in the past few years, vitreous fluorophotometry has pro- vided a new and accurate index of the alteration of the blood-retinal barrier.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	NATO Science Series A:, 32
Release date:	April 2013
First published:	1980
Editors:	Jose Cunha Vaz
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	391
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980
ISBN-13:	978-1-4757-4657-0
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Ophthalmology
LSN:	1-4757-4657-1
Barcode:	9781475746570

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