Glaucoma

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Wallace L.M. Alward, MD, Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Glaucoma Services, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

• October 1999

• 352 pp., 505 ills.

• 8 1/2 X11, hard cover

• 0-323-00106-8

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Basics

1. Optic Nerve head Anatomy and Physiology
2. Aqueous System Anatomy and Physiology

Diagnostic Methods

3. Tonometry and Tonography
4. Gonioscopy
5. Optic Nerve Head Evaluation
6. Perimetry
7. Other Tests
8. Screening for Glaucoma

Types of Glaucoma

9. Classification of Glaucoma
10. Glaucomas of Infancy and Childhood
11. Primary Open Angel Glaucomas
12. Angle Closure Glaucomas
13. Glaucomas with Open and Closed Angle Mechanisms

Treatment of Glaucoma

14. General Guideline for Glaucoma Therapy
15. Drugs for Glaucoma Management
16. laser Surgical Treatment
17. Incisional Surgical Treatment
18. Cyclodestructive Procedures
19. Hypotony

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