Glaucoma
1st Edition
Published on 26. September 2016
130 pages
978-3-318-05891-8 (ISBN)
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Promising developments in the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma are giving hope to millions of patients threatened by blindness worldwide. This 8th volume of the 'ESASO Course Series' is a manual containing the lectures from the ESASO glaucoma session held in 2016. Topics range from diagnostic techniques to therapies such as laser treatment, canaloplasty, and phacoemulsification. Antiscarring measures and the risk of glaucoma-related handicap are discussed. The contributors are renowned experts in the field of ophthalmology and the subspecialty of glaucoma. This easy-to-read text is intended to help solve practical clinical problems. Residents and established ophthalmologists will find it to be a beneficial source of current information.
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Content
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- Imaging for Glaucoma Detection and Progression
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Normal Characteristics of the Optic Nerve Head
- Characteristics of a Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Head
- Strategies to Measure Progression
- Instruments Used for Measuring Structural Progression
- Conclusion
- Suggested Reading
- References
- Visual Field Examination in Glaucoma:Detection and Progression of Disease
- Abstract
- References
- Clinical Challenges and Priorities in Managing Glaucoma Patients
- Abstract
- Goal of Treatment/Who Should Be Treated
- Guidelines
- Definitions of Normal and Glaucoma Subjects
- Can We Use the Cup/Disk Ratio as a Criterion to Diagnose Glaucoma?
- The Association between Visual Field Damage and Quality of Life
- Risk Assessment in Glaucoma
- Target Intraocular Pressure
- The Concept of Rate of Progression
- Detection of Glaucoma Progression
- References
- Angle Closure Glaucoma
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Definition and Classification
- Prevalence and Incidence
- Risk Factors
- Ocular Manifestations and Diagnosis
- Diagnosis
- Treatment Options
- References
- Treatment of Glaucoma with or without Medications Lowering Intraocular Pressure: Options and Relevant General Health Issues
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Glaucoma Therapy
- Target Intraocular Pressure
- Antiglaucoma Drugs
- Mechanisms of Glaucoma Medications: Current Treatment
- Mechanisms of Glaucoma Medications: Future Treatment
- General Health Issues in Glaucoma
- Conclusion
- References
- Laser Treatment in Glaucoma
- Abstract
- Introduction - Principles of Laser-Tissue Interactions
- Laser Procedures Increasing Aqueous Humor Outflow
- Laser Procedures Reducing Internal Block of Aqueous Humor Flow
- Laser Procedures Reducing Aqueous Humor Production
- References
- Canaloplasty
- Abstract
- References
- Phacoemulsification and Glaucoma
- Abstract
- Phacoemulsification in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
- Phacoemulsification in Exfoliation Glaucoma
- Phacoemulsification following Trabeculectomy in Patients with Filtering Blebs
- Combined Surgery
- Phacoemulsification in Primary Angle Closure
- Surgical Considerations
- References
- Antiscarring in Glaucoma Surgery
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Antimitotics
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents
- Inhibition of Growth Factors
- Conclusion
- References
- The Risk of Handicap from Glaucoma
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Definition
- Why Is Quality of Life Important?
- Assessment of Quality of Life in Glaucoma
- Questionnaires
- General Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires
- Vision-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaires
- Glaucoma-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaires
- Questionnaire Scoring Systems: Likert versus Rasch Analysis
- Limitations of Using Questionnaires to Measure Quality of Life
- Performance-Based Measures
- Limitations of Using Performance-Based Testing to Measure Quality of Life
- Utility Measures
- Quality- and Disability-Adjusted Life Years
- Key Findings of Studies on Quality of Life in Glaucoma
- Conclusion
- Suggested Reading
- References
- Subject Index
