Blood Flow in Glaucoma
Blood Flow in Glaucoma Brent Siesky Alon Harris Katie Hutchins Josh Gross INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is a multifactorial and progressive optic neuropathy with strong evidence of vascular influences in many individuals….
Glaucoma Imaging: Optic Nerve Head, Peripapillary, and Macular Regions
Glaucoma Imaging: Optic Nerve Head, Peripapillary, and Macular Regions Zinaria Y. W. Liu Fabio Lavinsky Gadi Wollstein Kimberly V. Miller Joel S. Schuman INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is the leading cause of…
Introduction to Clinical Syndromes
Introduction to Clinical Syndromes Douglas J. Rhee The glaucoma syndromes are divided into two main groups: primary and secondary. The primary glaucomas are those for which the cause of increased…
Optic Nerve Imaging
Optic Nerve Imaging Thomas D. Patrianakos Michael C. Giovingo INTRODUCTION Making the diagnosis of glaucoma requires the presence of optic nerve head (ONH) damage and/or characteristic visual field changes. Although…
Anterior Segment Imaging
Anterior Segment Imaging Sung Chul (Sean) Park Syril Dorairaj Jeffrey M. Liebmann Robert Ritch INTRODUCTION Anterior segment ultrasound biomicroscopy ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) uses high-frequency transducers (35 to 75 MHz) to…
Basics of Aqueous Flow and the Optic Nerve
Basics of Aqueous Flow and the Optic Nerve Arthur J. Sit Douglas J. Rhee AQUEOUS FLOW Importance of Intraocular Pressure Having a basic understanding of the physiology of the eye…
Introduction to Glaucoma Diagnosis
Introduction to Glaucoma Diagnosis Douglas J. Rhee The term glaucoma is from the Greek glaukos, which means “watery blue.” It was first mentioned in the Hippocratic Aphorisms around 400 BC….
