Clinical Glaucoma Care (eBook)

John R. Samples, M.D. is formerly Professor of Ophthalmology at the Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) and the Casey Eye Institute in Portland, OR. He has been director of medical student education in ophthalmology at OHSU for 20 years. He is currently runs Glaucoma Consultants, a site for patients, physicians and the Western Glaucoma Foundation, which supplies patients with clinical information as well as information to help patients find associated colleagues who provide the high quality glaucoma medical and surgical care on the West Coast.Paul N. Schacknow M.D., Ph.D., ophthalmologist, is Chief of Glaucoma Services at Visual Health Center, a multispecialty eye-care practice in Palm Springs, FL. He is a specialist in the medical, laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma patients.

Ch. 1: Glaucoma Risk Factors: Intraocular Pressure            Nils A. LoewenAngelo P. Tanna Ch. 2: Glaucoma Risk Factors: Fluctuations in Intraocular PressureFelipe A. Medeiros Ch. 3: Glaucoma Risk Factors: The Cornea            Lionel MarzetteLeon W. Herndon Ch. 4: Glaucoma Risk Factors: Family History – The Genetics of Glaucoma            John R. SamplesMary K. Wirtz Ch. 5: Indications for Therapy            George L. SpaethEman Elhawy Ch. 6: Clinical Examination of the Optic Nerve            Scott J. FudembergVictor CvintalJonathan S. MyersSheryl S. WizovL. Jay Katz Ch. 7: Some Lessons from the Disc Appearance in the Open Angle Glaucomas            Stephen M. Drance Ch. 8: Digital Imaging of the Optic Nerve            H. George TanakaShan Lin Ch. 9: Detecting Functional Changes in the Patient's Vision - Visual Field Analysis            Chris A. Johnson Ch. 10: Gonioscopy            Reid A. Longmuir Ch. 11: Office Examination of the Glaucoma Patient            Paul N. Schacknow Ch. 12: Primary Open Angle GlaucomaMatthew G. McMenemy Ch. 13: Normal-Tension GlaucomaBruce E. Prum, Jr. Ch. 14: Primary and Secondary Angle-Closure GlaucomasMarshall N. Cyrlin Ch. 15: Malignant Glaucoma (Posterior Aqueous Diversion Syndrome)Marshall N. Cyrlin Ch.16: Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Pigmentary Glaucoma            Sung Chul ParkCelso TelloNathan RadcliffeRobert Ritch Ch. 17: Exfoliation Syndrome and GlaucomaAnastasios-Georgios P. KonstasGábor HollóMiguel A. TeusRobert Ritch Ch. 18: Neovascular Glaucoma            Sameh MosaedDonald Minckler Ch. 19: Inflammatory disease and GlaucomaSunita RadhakrishnanEmmett T. Cunningham, Jr.Andrew G. Iwach Ch. 20: Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and GlaucomaSarwat SalimPeter A. Netland Ch. 21: Traumatic GlaucomasDavid DiazDinorah Piacentini Engel CastroCynthia Mattox  Ch. 22: Congenital and Juvenile GlaucomasDavid S. Walton Ch. 23: Medications Used to Treat GlaucomaPaul N. SchacknowJohn R. Samples Ch. 24: Systemic Diseases and GlaucomaPaul J. Lama Ch. 25: Laser Therapies: Iridotomy, Iridoplasty, and Trabeculoplasty            Douglas E. Gaasterland Ch. 26: Incisional Therapies: Trabeculectomy SurgeryDaniel CotlearShlomo Melamed Ch. 27: Incisional Therapies: Canaloplasty and New Implant DevicesDiamond Y. TamIke K. Ahmed Ch. 28: Newer FDA Approved Incisional TherapiesRichard HillDonald Minckler Ch. 29: Complications of Glaucoma SurgeryMarlene R. MosterAugusto Azuara-Blanco Ch. 30: Cataract and Glaucoma SurgeryJoseph R. ZelefskyStephen A. Obstbaum Ch. 31: Glaucoma after Retinal SurgeryAnnisa L. JamilScott D. LawrenceDavid A. SapersteinElliott M. KannerRichard P. MillsPeter A. Netland