Biochemistry of the Eye,2nd edition

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Author: David R. Whikehart PhD

Pages: 512

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Publication Date: September 5,2003

Category: Optometry



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This specialized text presents an assessment of general biochemistry and an in-depth exploration of biochemistry unique to the attention. General biochemistry is talked about in each chapter, with types of biochemical pathology and disease procedures such as for example age-related cataract development and ocular diabetes. Particular clinical examples link fundamental science to medical practice and offer a concrete basis for understanding complicated ideas. This edition includes brand-new, updated details in revised chapters plus two extra chapters on ocular liquids and pathology. As a readable intro to this challenging subject, it describes the molecular structures and biochemical occasions that take place in the attention.
  • Well-illustrated content material, showcasing color inserts with 10 illustrations, shows visible areas of biochemistry.
  • A fresh chapter describes the biochemical pathology of four degenerative circumstances (corneal ulcers, chemical substance burns, glaucoma, and cellular apoptosis) to greatly help the clinician understand pathological procedures and the time span of degenerative procedures and ways of treatment.
  • A conclusion of the many different types of lipids which exist in the attention features the most up-to-date materials on tear film lipids and useful details on dietary Supplement A requirements.
  • Discussions of the type and function of enzymes, furthermore to descriptions of types of specific enzymes within the attention, highlight the manner where many biochemical reactions happen in the eye is definitely via enzyme catalysis.
  • A chapter on carbs emphasizes the need for both roles of carbs in ocular cells: energy supply (diet) and as a way to obtain extracellular framework.
  • Discussions of proteins that are either exclusive to the attention and/or have particular functions in the attention, such as collagen’s part in the framework of the cornea, emphasize the need for these substances and their many important cellular and ocular features.
  • A chapter on hormones handles the part of hormones generally and displays how hormones play functions in ocular functions, like the process of visible transduction as a hormonal function.
  • An intensive overview of nucleic acid chemistry highlights its part in molecular biological features such as for example DNA replication, RNA transcription, and protein translation, in addition to DNA mutations.
  • The immunochemistry chapter contains basic materials on biochemical and cellular immunology, talking about immune privilege in the attention and the need for immune reactions at the anterior segment.
  • A chapter on neurochemistry has an understanding of fundamental neurochemistry and how neurochemistry can describe the complex features of the retina.
  • Each chapter includes a general review of the topic matter prior to talking about ocular biochemistry.
  • A fresh chapter on Drinking water and Ocular Fluids gives unique insurance of the features of eye liquids and how drug businesses must design medications for the ocular surface area, evaluating the physical, chemical substance, and biological properties of drinking water with fluids within the attention.


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