Laser Trabeculoplasty
Laser Trabeculoplasty L. Jay Katz Daniel Lee INDICATIONS • For uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma, either primary or secondary, laser trabeculoplasty has proven to be helpful in lowering the intraocular pressure. Primary…
Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma Douglas J. Rhee Jamie E. Nicholl NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a secondary closed-angle form of glaucoma. Initially, a fibrovascular membrane grows over the trabecular meshwork….
Traumatic Glaucoma
Traumatic Glaucoma Angela V. Turalba Mary Jude Cox INTRODUCTION Following ocular trauma, patients often develop difficulties with intraocular pressure control. Intraocular pressure may be elevated or the eye may be…
Lens-Associated Open-Angle Glaucomas
Lens-Associated Open-Angle Glaucomas Michele C. Lim Ashley G. Lesley INTRODUCTION Lens-associated open-angle glaucomas are composed of three separate diagnoses with similar clinical presentations. Lens protein glaucoma, lens particle glaucoma, and…
Introduction to Glaucoma Management
Introduction to Glaucoma Management Douglas J. Rhee WHAT IS THE GOAL OF TREATMENT? We currently understand the pathophysiology of glaucoma to be a progressive loss of ganglion cells resulting in…
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma George L. Spaeth Daniel Lee INTRODUCTION Glaucoma, in its many forms, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. It is a complex family of progressive optic…
Uveitic Glaucomas
Uveitic Glaucomas Nicole Benitah Ronald Buggage George N. Papaliodis INTRODUCTION The development of increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma in patients with uveitis is a multifactorial process that can be viewed…
Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma Jonathan S. Myers Scott Fudemberg PIGMENT DISPERSION SYNDROME Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is a condition in which an abnormal amount of pigment is dislodged from the pigmented…
Gonioscopy
Gonioscopy Oscar V. Beaujon-Balbi Oscar Beaujon-Rubin INTRODUCTION Gonioscopy is an examination of great importance for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of the patient with glaucoma. Its main purpose is visualization…
Psychophysical Testing
Psychophysical Testing Douglas J. Rhee Tara A. Uhler L. Jay Katz INTRODUCTION The goal of this chapter is to show representative visual field patterns for glaucoma rather than provide a…
