The Glaucoma Book

Dr. Paul N. Schacknow Visual Health Center 2889 10th Avenue, N. Palm Springs, FL 33461 USA Dr. John R. Samples Oregon Health & Sciences University Casey Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology 3375 SW, Terwilliger Blvd. Portland OR 97201-4197 USA

The Basics.- Glaucoma in the Twenty-First Century.- An Evidence-Based Approach to Glaucoma Care.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Intraocular Pressure.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Fluctuations in Intraocular Pressure.- Glaucoma is a 24/7 Disease.- Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressure.- Aqueous Veins and Open Angle Glaucoma.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: The Cornea.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Family History – The Genetics of Glaucoma.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Ethnicity and Glaucoma.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Ocular Blood Flow.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Sleep Apnea and Glaucoma.- Evaluating Ophthalmic Literature.- Indications for Therapy.- The Examination.- Clinical Examination of the Optic Nerve.- Clinical Cupping: Laminar and Prelaminar Components.- Disc Hemorrhages and Glaucoma.- Some Lessons from the Disc Appearance in the Open Angle Glaucomas.- Evaluating the Optic Nerve for Glaucomatous Progression.- Digital Imaging of the Optic Nerve.- Clinical Utility of Computerized Optic Nerve Analysis.- Photography of the Optic Nerve.- Detecting Functional Changes in the Patient’s Vision: Visual Field Analysis.- Using Electroretinography for Glaucoma Diagnosis.- Glaucomatous Versus Nonglaucomatous Visual Loss: The Neuro-Ophthalmic Perspective.- Gonioscopy.- Beyond Gonioscopy: Digital Imaging of the Anterior Segment.- Office Examination of the Glaucoma Patient.- Glaucoma and Driving.- Electronic Medical Records in the Glaucoma Practice.- Advanced Glaucoma and Low Vision: Evaluation and Treatment.- Glaucoma and Medical Insurance: Billing and Coding Issues.- Medical Legal Considerations When Treating Glaucoma Patients.- The Glaucomas.- Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.- Normal Pressure Glaucoma.- Primary and Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucomas.- Malignant Glaucoma (Posterior Aqueous Diversion Syndrome).- Pigmentary Dispersion Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Exfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Neovascular Glaucoma.- Inflammatory Disease and Glaucoma.- Posner–Schlossman Syndrome.- Fuchs’ Uveitis Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Herpes Simplex Related Glaucoma.- Herpes Zoster Related Glaucoma.- Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Ghost Cell Glaucoma.- Fuchs’ Endothelial Dystrophy and Glaucoma.- Ocular Trauma and Glaucoma.- Infantile, Childhood, and Juvenile Glaucomas.- The Medical Treatment.- Medications Used to Treat Glaucoma.- Choosing Adjunctive Glaucoma Therapy.- Monocular Drug Trials for Glaucoma Therapy in the Community Setting.- Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion Cells.- Compliance and Adherence: Lifelong Therapy for Glaucoma.- Alternative and Non-traditional Treatments of Glaucoma.- Intravitreal Steroids and Glaucoma.- Pregnancy and Glaucoma.- Systemic Side Effects of Glaucoma Medications.- Systemic Diseases and Glaucoma.- The Surgical Treatment.- Laser Therapies: Iridotomy, Iridoplasty, and Trabeculoplasty.- Laser Iridoplasty Techniques for Narrow Angles and Plateau Iris Syndrome.- Laser Therapies: Cyclodestructive Procedures.- Laser Therapies: Newer Technologies.- Incisional Therapies: Trabeculectomy Surgery.- Incisional Therapies: Trabeculotomy Surgery in Adults.- Incisional Therapies: Canaloplasty and New Implant Devices.- Incisional Therapies: Shunts and Valved Implants.- Incisional Therapies: What’s on the Horizon?.- Incisional Therapies: Complications of Glaucoma Surgery.- Amniotic Membrane Grafts for Glaucoma Surgery.- Treating Choroidal Effusions After Glaucoma Surgery.- Cyclodialysis Clefts: Surgical and Traumatic.- Epithelial Downgrowth.- Penetrating Keratoplasty and Glaucoma.- Descemet’s Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) and Glaucoma.- Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery.- Cataract Extraction as Treatment for Acute and Chronic Angle Closure Glaucomas.- Refractive Surgery and Glaucoma.- Glaucoma after Retinal Surgery.- The Future.- Immunology and Glaucoma.- How the Revolution in Cell Biology Will Affect Glaucoma: Biomarkers.- CD44 and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.- Stem Cells and Glaucoma.- Cytoskeletal Active Agents for Glaucoma Therapy.- The DrugDiscovery Process: How Do New Glaucoma Medications Come to Market?.- Glaucoma Clinical Research in the Community Setting.- Future Glaucoma Medical Therapies: What’s in the Pipeline?.- Anecortave Acetate: A New Approach for the Medical Treatment of Glaucoma.- Future Glaucoma Instrumentation: Diagnostic and Therapeutic.- What Really Causes Glaucoma?.- The Glaucoma Book: What Do We Know Now, What Do We Need to Know About Glaucoma?.