Prostaglandin Analogs
16 Prostaglandin Analogs Angela Turalba, MD, MMS and Douglas J. Rhee, MD Unoprostone was the first commercially available prostaglandin analog (PGA) and was introduced in the mid-1990s. Latanoprost, bimatoprost, and…
16 Prostaglandin Analogs Angela Turalba, MD, MMS and Douglas J. Rhee, MD Unoprostone was the first commercially available prostaglandin analog (PGA) and was introduced in the mid-1990s. Latanoprost, bimatoprost, and…
13 The Miotics Pratap Challa, MD, MS and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM Miotics, or more appropriately termed muscarinic (cholinergic-acting) agonists, have been used in the treatment of the glaucomas…
3 Practical Aqueous Humor Dynamics Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; Rachel L. Anderson, MD; Malik Y. Kahook, MD; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM CLINICAL RELEVANCE Aqueous Humor Formation Aqueous…
1 Introduction Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; Rachel L. Anderson, MD; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM THE PROBLEM The study of glaucoma can be both clinically satisfying and intellectually…
4 The Patient’s History Symptoms of Glaucoma Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; Rachel L. Anderson, MD; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM SYMPTOMS Blurred Vision With Haloes When intraocular pressure…
3 Pathologic Findings Lid Anatomy and Physiology Increased Lid Tension and Blepharospasm Ptosis Lid Swelling and Edema Infectious Blepharitis, Squamous Blepharitis, Ulceration Lid injury Conjunctiva Anatomy and Physiology Tarsal…
2 Patient Counseling and Examination Patient Counseling History Taking Examination General Lid Conjunctiva Cornea Inner Eye Intraocular Pressure Refractive Error and Visual Acuity Binocular Vision Inspection of Contact Lenses…
4 Visual Impairment Visual Impairment Causes of Visual Impairment Changes in Refraction Permanent Visual Impairment Intermittent Visual Impairment Glare Causes of Glare Diagnostic Evaluation of Visual Impairment and Glare…
UNIFIED AIRWAY Patients frequently present to multiple specialties, including their primary care physician, otolaryngologist, and pulmonologist, for workup of respiratory tract complaints. Knowledge and familiarity of the coexistence of upper…
BIOMARKERS IN REFLUX AND CHRONIC COUGH LPR is known as one of several potential etiologies of chronic cough. However, there are limited and mixed data to support both the reliability…