Shared Care Glaucoma.

Shared Care Glaucoma provides concise, clear and user-friendly information for the non-ophthalmologist caring for glaucoma patients. It would also be an ideal text for ophthalmic trainees learning about glaucoma management and for generalist ophthalmologists who want to refresh their approach to the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alwitry, Amar
Other Authors: Vernon, Stephen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section 1: About Glaucoma; Chapter 2: Epidemiology and risk factors for glaucoma; Chapter 3: Genetics; Chapter 4: The pathophysiology of glaucoma; Chapter 5: Anterior segment examination; Chapter 6: Assessing the angle; Chapter 7: Evaluation of the optic nerve head; Chapter 8: Imaging technology in the assessment of the optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer; Chapter 9: The intraocular pressure; Chapter 10: Central corneal thickness and the intraocular pressure; Chapter 11: Evaluating the visual field.
  • Chapter 12: Other perimetry devicesSection 2: Detecting progression; Chapter 13: Identifying progressive visual-field loss; Chapter 14: Identifying progressive morphological change; Section 3: Management of glaucoma; Chapter 15: Target IOP; Chapter 16: Glaucoma medications; Chapter 17: Management protocols; Chapter 18: Surgery and laser treatment for glaucoma; Chapter 19: Compliance; Section 4: Specific Glaucoma Entities; Chapter 20: Normal-tensio.