Therapeutic Targets for Diabetic Retinopathy. A Translational Approach

Table of Contents

1. Introduction of diabetic retinopathy and principles of treatment

Weiye Li and Jingfa Zhang

2. Diabetes-induced metabolic disorders of diabetic retinopathy

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3. Diabetic retinopathy, a neurovascular unit disease

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4. The pathogenic role of apoptosis in the development of diabetic retinopathy

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5. Diabetic retinopathy, a disease with low-grade inflammation

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6. Neurodegeneration and microangiopathy in diabetic retina and choroid

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7. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a disease of pathologic angiogenesis and vasculogenesis

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8. Pathogenesis of diabetic macular edema

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9. Treatments for diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema in pipeline

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10. Future perspectives for diabetic retinopathy management

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Authors

Weiye Li Professor emeritus of Ophthalmology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Weiye Li, Professor Emeritus, Retina Surgeon, and Researcher of Drexel University, College of Medicine, an internationally renowned expert in the study of diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration, shares his practice, experience, and insight in this book. Jingfa Zhang Associate Chief Physician, Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai. Dr. Jingfa Zhang, Senior Scientist and Attending Physician at the Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai General Hospital (Shanghai First People's Hospital), Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P.R. China, is a physician-scientist focusing on diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration.