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…
Glaucoma in the Pseudophakic and Aphakic Eye
40 Glaucoma in the Pseudophakic and Aphakic Eye Ian Conner, MD, PhD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM A revolution has occurred in cataract surgery…
Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma
51 Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma Janey L. Wiggs, MD, PhD Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) that develops in patients younger than 40 years of age has been called juvenile-onset POAG (JOAG) or…
Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Evaluation and Treatment After Iridotomy
26 Angle-Closure Glaucoma Evaluation and Treatment After Iridotomy Mina Pantcheva, MD; Malik Y. Kahook, MD; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM ROUTINE FOR EVALUATION OF PATIENT AFTER LASER IRIDOTOMY The…
Angle-Closure Glaucoma Secondary to Acute Myopia
37 Angle-Closure Glaucoma Secondary to Acute Myopia Malik Y. Kahook, MD and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM Angle-closure glaucoma secondary to acute myopia is a relatively rare condition that an…
Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Open-Angle Glaucoma
21 Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Open-Angle Glaucoma Pratap Challa, MD, MS and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM Once thought to be an unusual form of open-angle glaucoma primarily associated with Scandinavian…
Glaucoma Associated With Extraocular Venous Congestion (Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure)
47 Glaucoma Associated With Extraocular Venous Congestion (Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure) Ian Conner, MD, PhD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM Increased episcleral venous pressure…
Hemolytic or Ghost-Cell Glaucoma
46 Hemolytic or Ghost-Cell Glaucoma David L. Epstein, MD, MMM CLINICAL FINDINGS The term hemolytic glaucoma was introduced by Fenton and Zimmerman1 to describe the clinical and histologic findings in…
What to Say to Patients With Glaucoma Prior to Filtration Surgery
59 What to Say to Patients With Glaucoma Prior to Filtration Surgery Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD Patients who face glaucoma filtering surgery often have a variety of questions regarding the…
