Glaucoma diagnosis and management
By: Deepak Gupta.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
Subjects: Glaucoma -- Diagnosis.; Glaucoma -- Treatment.; Glaucoma -- diagnosis.; Glaucoma -- therapy.
Description: Complete diagnostic coverage hones your skills with information on risk factors, gonioscopy, visual field analysis, IOP measurement, corneal thickness evaluation, and optic nerve imaging.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology; title: Epidemiology; title: Risk factors for glaucoma; title: Genetics of glaucoma; title: Overview of aqueous humor; title: Pathophysiology of glaucoma; title: Diagnosis of glaucoma; title: Patient history; title: Gonioscopy; title: Tonometry; title: Corneal pachymetry; title: Visual field analysis; title: Optic nerve evaluation; title: Optic nerve imaging devices; title: Secondary glaucomas; title: Normal-tension glaucoma; title: Angle-closure glaucomas; title: Pigmentary glaucoma; title: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome; title: Glaucoma due to inflammation; title: Glaucoma due to ocular injury; title: Neovascular glaucoma; title: Lens-induced glaucoma; title: The developmental glaucomas; title: Other forms of glaucoma; title: Medical management of glaucoma; title: Principles of ocular therapeutics; title: Goals of therapy; title: Adrenergic agonists; title: Beta-blockers; title: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors; title: Cholinergic agents (miotics); title: Prostaglandin analogs; title: Hyperosmotic agents; title: Combination products; title: Suggested pharmaceutical protocol; title: Investigational pharmaceutical therapies; title: Surgical management of glaucoma; title: Principles of laser therapy; title: Laser trabeculoplasty; title: Laser iridotomy; title: Principles of glaucoma surgery; title: Filtration surgery; title: Aqueous shunts; title: Cyclodestructive procedures.