Table of Contents
Introduction: An Overview of Glaucoma
Part I: THE BASIC ASPECTS OF GLAUCOMA
1: Cellular and Molecular Biology
2: Tonometry and Techniques for Assessing Intraocular Pressure
3: Other Techniques for Assessing the Anterior Segment and Gonioscopy
4: Optic Nerve, Retina, and Choroid
5: Assessment of Visual Fields
6: Assessment of Visual Function
Part II: THE CLINICAL FORMS OF GLAUCOMA
7: Classification of the Glaucomas
8: Molecular Genetics
9: Epidemiology and Public Health, Including Screening and Risk Assessment
10: The Glaucoma Suspect
11: Open-Angle Glaucomas
12: Pupillary-Block Glaucomas
13: Congenital Glaucoma
14: Developmental Glaucomas with Associated Anomalies
15: Exfoliation Syndrome
16: Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of Corneal Endothelium
17 Pigmentary and Other Glaucomas Associated with Disorder of the Iris and Ciliary Body
18: Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Lens
19: Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Retina, Vitreous, and Choroid
20: Glaucomas Associated with Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure
21: Glaucomas Associated with Intraocular Tumors
22: Glaucomas Associated with Ocular Inflammation
23: Steroid-Induced Glaucoma
24: Glaucomas Associated with Intraocular Hemorrhages
25: Glaucomas Associated with Ocular Trauma
26: Glaucomas After Ocular Surgery
Part III. MANAGEMENT OF GLAUCOMA
27: Management of Patients with Glaucoma: Approaches to Treatment
28: Adrenergic Antagonists and Adrenergic Stimulators
29: Prostaglandins and Hypotensive Lipids
30: Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
31: Cholinergic Stimulators and Hyperosmotic Agents
32: Neuroprotection and Other Investigational Drugs
33: Anatomic Principles of Glaucoma Surgery
34: Principles of Laser Surgery for Glaucoma
35: Surgery of the Anterior Chamber Angle and Iris
36: Principles of Incisional Surgery
37: Filtering Surgery
38: Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery
39: Surgical Management of Pediatric Glaucomas
40: Cyclodestructive Surgery
41: Surgical Approaches for Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract