The Glaucomas

Section 1 What is glaucoma? definition and classification of glaucomas. Section 2 Anatomical and physiological considerations and diagnostic elements: aqueous humour dynamics; intraocular pressure and tonometry; gonioscopy - visualization of the anterior chamber angle; the optic nerve head in glaucoma; retinal nerve fibber layer evaluation in glaucoma; pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic nerve damage; automated perimetry and glaucomatous filed defects; nonstandard functional tests in the evaluation of glaucoma. Section 3 Clinical entities of glaucoma - open-angle glaucomas: primary (idiopathic) open-angle glaucoma; corticosteroid-induced glaucoma; pigment dispersion syndrome and pigmentary glaucoma; exfoliation syndrome and exfoliative glaucoma; glaucoma associated with elevated episcleral venous pressure; angle-closure glaucomas - primary angle-closure glaucoma; aqueous misdirection syndrome (malignant or ciliary block glaucoma); neovascular glaucoma; glaucoma associated with iridocorneal endothelial syndrome; other types of glaucoma - glaucoma associated with lens disorders; surgically induced glaucoma; glaucoma associated with trauma; glaucoma associated with uveitis (inflammatory glaucoma); glaucoma associated with vitreoretinal disorders and intraocular tumours; glaucomas in infancy and childhood - common variants of paediatric glaucomas. Section 4 Management of patient with glaucoma: medicinal therapy for glaucoma; laser surgery in glaucoma; surgical management of glaucoma - glaucoma filtration surgery; surgical management of glaucoma - aqueous shunting procedures; cyclodestructive procedures in glaucoma. Subject index.