Examination of the Eye
5 Examination of the Eye Ian Conner, MD, PhD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; Malik Y. Kahook, MD; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM It is important to routinely perform…
Neuroprotection in Glaucoma
75 Neuroprotection in Glaucoma Eugene A. Lowry, MD; Stuart J. McKinnon, MD, PhD; and Yvonne Ou, MD Neuroprotection is a therapeutic modality that aims to slow or prevent neuronal death….
Laser Trabeculoplasty: How Does It Work?
54 Laser Trabeculoplasty How Does It Work? Daniel Cotlear, MD; Shlomo Melamed, MD; and Modi Goldenfeld, MD Laser trabeculoplasty (LTP) is an effective treatment in patients with open-angle glaucoma either…
Glaucoma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
74 Glaucoma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure Brandon Baartman, MD; Russell Swan, MD; R. Rand Allingham, MD; and John Berdahl, MD Glaucoma is a spectrum of disorders resulting in the final…
Cyclodestruction
57 Cyclodestruction Leonard K. Seibold, MD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; and Mina Pantcheva, MD In general, cyclodestructive surgery is a procedure of last resort. It is used to lower…
Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
56 Laser Peripheral Iridotomy Lisa S. Gamell, MD; Alexander Schneider, MD; Timothy Saunders, MD; and Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS More than 4 decades ago, surgical iridotomy was the best…
The Role of Ocular Perfusion Pressure in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
73 The Role of Ocular Perfusion Pressure in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma Yen Cheng “Joey” Hsia, MD; Sanjay Asrani, MD; and Yvonne Ou, MD Although many risk factors, such as…
Neovascular Glaucoma
32 Neovascular Glaucoma Jeffrey R. SooHoo, MD; David Dueker, MD; and Malik Y. Kahook, MD Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a potentially devastating secondary glaucoma that results from the growth of…
Glaucoma Secondary to Intraocular Tumors
42 Glaucoma Secondary to Intraocular Tumors Sumit P. Shah, MD, FACS and Jay S. Duker, MD The association between unilaterally elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) and intraocular tumor has been appreciated…
Twenty-Four–Hour Intraocular Pressure Monitoring in Glaucoma
72 Twenty-Four–Hour Intraocular Pressure Monitoring in Glaucoma Gene Kim, MD; Brian J. Song, MD, MPH; and Lama A. Al-Aswad, MD, MPH Glaucoma is classically defined as an optic neuropathy leading…
