Textbook of Glaucoma

Name: Textbook of Glaucoma
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ISBN: 9780683076936

ISBN-10: 0683076930

ISBN-13: 9780683076936

Edition: 4th 1998 (Revised)

Authors: M. Bruce Shields

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Key areas of interest in recent literature and in this fourth edition include the optic nerve head and visual function (as diagnostic parameters); automated image analysis and visual function tests; clinical forms of glaucoma, the most common being chronic open-angle glaucoma; the medical management of glaucoma; adrenergic antagonists--the most commonly studied class of drugs--as well as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and prostaglandins; and laser and incisional surgery. New features include a series of color photographs and two new chapters on prostaglandins and drainage implant surgery. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $149.00
Edition: 4th
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Binding: Cloth Text
Pages: 588
Size: 9.00" wide x 11.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.982
Language: English

Preface to Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
An Overview of Glaucoma	p. 1
Aqueous Humor Dynamics I. Anatomy and Physiology	p. 5
Aqueous Humor Dynamics II. Techniques for Evaluating	p. 32
Intraocular Pressure and Tonometry	p. 46
The Optic Nerve Head and Peripapillary Retina	p. 72
Visual Function in Glaucoma	p. 108
Glaucoma Screening	p. 137
Classification of the Glaucomas	p. 145
Open-Angle Glaucomas	p. 153
Pupillary-Block Glaucomas	p. 177
Congenital Glaucomas	p. 195
Developmental Glaucomas with Associated Anomalies	p. 207
Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Corneal Endothelium	p. 226
Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Iris and Ciliary Body	p. 241
Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Lens	p. 252
Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Retina, Vitreous, and Choroid	p. 269
Glaucomas Associated with Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure	p. 287
Glaucomas Associated with Intraocular Tumors	p. 292
Glaucomas Associated with Ocular Inflammation	p. 308
Steroid-Induced Glaucoma	p. 323
Glaucomas Associated with Intraocular Hemorrhages	p. 329
Glaucomas Associated with Ocular Trauma	p. 339
Glaucomas Following Ocular Surgery	p. 345
Principles of Medical Therapy for Glaucoma	p. 371
Cholinergic Stimulators	p. 384
Adrenergic Stimulators	p. 398
Adrenergic Inhibitors	p. 413
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors	p. 431
Prostaglandins	p. 440
Hyperosmotics	p. 445
Other Investigational Antiglaucoma Drugs	p. 449
Anatomic Principles of Glaucoma Surgery	p. 456
Principles of Laser Surgery for Glaucoma	p. 461
Principles of Incisional Surgery	p. 466
Surgery of the Anterior Chamber Angle	p. 470
Surgery of the Iris	p. 490
Filtering Surgery	p. 504
Drainage Implant Surgery	p. 538
Cyclodestructive Surgery	p. 547
Surgical Approaches for Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract	p. 565
Index	p. 575
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