This volume provides a comprehensive account of the genetics of eye diseases affecting various parts of the eye and showing a range of genetic etiologies. These diseases include corneal disorders, congenital and age-related cataract, congenital, juvenile and adult-onset glaucomas, hereditary retinal degenerations, age-related macular degeneration, retinopathy of prematurity and refractive errors.The genetics of eye diseases is a field that has been rapidly growing in the last two decades, and comprises a vast area with considerable heterogeneity that is both clinical and genetic. The scope of this work is to discuss the current status of genetics of each of the disorders included, highlighting unusual or atypical patterns of inheritance and genetic associations.  Genes relevant for eye diseases have been dealt with by description of pathogenic associations and variants, genotype- phenotype correlations, and functions at a cellular and molecular level.  Genetics of Eye Diseases is a reference guide for geneticists and clinicians, and provides a comprehensive overview of the field for post-graduate and doctoral level students. It provides basic information on the genetics of each of the diseases, as well as highlights recent advances which are indicative of the developments in human genetics as a whole. weiterlesen