Glaucoma Laser Surgery
52 Glaucoma Laser Surgery Jeremy B. Wingard, MD and Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS Glaucoma laser surgery has changed in several respects since the last edition of this book. The…
Lens-Induced Glaucoma
48 Lens-Induced Glaucoma Ian Conner, MD, PhD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM We use the term lens-induced glaucoma for the secondary open-angle glaucomas associated…
Corticosteroid Glaucoma
45 Corticosteroid Glaucoma Mina Pantcheva, MD Corticosteroid-induced elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) may accompany the use of topical, periocular, intravitreal, oral, intravenous, or inhaled corticosteroid therapy. The potential for steroids…
Cyclodialysis
64 Cyclodialysis David L. Epstein, MD, MMM Cyclodialysis1 performed in an eye rendered previously aphakic or as part of a combined intracapsular cataract operation2 used to be a frequently performed…
Treatment of Occludable Angles and Angle Closure With Cataract Extraction
68 Treatment of Occludable Angles and Angle Closure With Cataract Extraction Michael A. Alunni, MD and Garry P. Condon, MD Glaucoma has been ranked by the World Health Organization as…
Pigment Dispersion and Pigmentary Glaucoma
22 Pigment Dispersion and Pigmentary Glaucoma Ian Conner, MD, PhD; Kimberly V. Miller, MD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM DIAGNOSIS Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS)…
Surgical Peripheral Iridectomy
65 Surgical Peripheral Iridectomy David L. Epstein, MD, MMM The second edition of Lectures on Glaucoma makes the following statement: The first edition of Lectures on Glaucoma contained a detailed…
Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitors and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
17 Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitors and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Pratap Challa, MD, MS and John J. Arnold, PhD Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitors have been broadly investigated over the past…
The FDA’s Role in the Regulation of New Diagnostic and Surgical Devices
77 The FDA’s Role in the Regulation of New Diagnostic and Surgical Devices Julie Kim, MD; Tieuvi Nguyen, PhD; and Malvina Eydelman, MD In the United States, a device is…
Adherence to Glaucoma Medical Therapy
76 Adherence to Glaucoma Medical Therapy Lisa S. Gamell, MD; Norberto Mancera, MD; and Gretta Fridman, MD One of the great clinical challenges in the management of glaucoma is getting…
