Fig. 9.1 A schematic representation of the hill of vision for a normal right eye. Sensitivity is plotted as a function of visual field location. The dark oval represents the…
Migraine headache and Raynaud’s phenomenon Vasospasm Endothelins C-reactive protein Platelet aggregation, etc. Vascular disease—carotid disease, ASCVD, MI, blood vessel, cholesterol, inflammation Nocturnal hypotension Vascular dysregulation Autoimmunity Shock syndromes/hypotension Anemias Diabetes…
(5) P.N. Schacknow, MD, PhD Visual Health Center, Palm Springs, FL, USA During the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the Zeitgeist was such that most medical insurance carriers required that…
Fig. 28.1 Glaukos trabecular iStent (Courtesy of Glaukos Corp., Laguna Hills, California) Another technique removes an arc of trabecular meshwork and inner wall of Schlemm’s canal via electro-ablation with simultaneous…
Fig. 10.1 The Koeppe lens (Courtesy of Ocular Instruments Inc. Bellevue, Washington) Direct lenses are used to perform surgical procedures involving the iridocorneal angle, such as goniotomy. The Hoskins-Barkan (Fig….
Fig. 6.1 Optic disc measurement is essential in glaucoma evaluations. For instance, despite similar cup-to-disc ratio, due to the size, optic disc A may be normal while optic disc B…
and John Danias4 (3) Department of Ophthalmology, Beth Israel Hospital, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, NY, USA (4) Department of Ophthalmology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA…
1. The patient has glaucoma 2. The patient may have glaucoma 3. The patient will develop visual field loss 4. The physician is fearful of being sued 5. The patient…
(3) Beri Eye Care Associates, Portland, OR, USA The association of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) and glaucoma/elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) has long been observed. The first person to…
Fig. 8.1 This is a 53-year-old patient with normal-tension glaucoma. These are the confocal scanning laser ophthalmoscopy (CSLO) images of the optic nerves showing (a) significant loss in the supero-nasal…
