Prostaglandins and Hypotensive Lipids The prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes are eicosanoids, which are metabolic products of 20-carbon arachidonic acid (Fig. 28.1). After the prostaglandins are synthesized, they are released and…
The Glaucoma Suspect: When to Treat? Distinguishing healthy persons in the general population from those at considerably increased risk for chronic open-angle glaucoma (COAG) is important because patients in the…
Principles of Incisional Surgery A division between laser surgery for glaucoma and the more traditional glaucoma operations is becoming more and more artificial. The latter surgical category was originally distinguished…
Anatomic Principles of Glaucoma Surgery All laser and incisional surgical procedures for glaucoma are designed to reduce the intraocular pressure (IOP) by increasing the rate of aqueous humor outflow or…
Glaucomas Associated with Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure EPISCLERAL VENOUS PRESSURE The episcleral venous pressure is one factor that contributes to the intraocular pressure (IOP). The normal episcleral venous pressure is…
Classification of the Glaucomas APPROACHES TO CLASSIFICATION OF GLAUCOMA There are several systems by which the glaucomas have been classified. The most commonly used ones are based on (a) etiology—that…
