Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Pigmentary Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Pigment Dispersion Syndrome and Pigmentary Glaucoma

Fig. 16.1 Pigment dispersion syndrome with Krukenberg spindle Fig. 16.2 Mid-peripheral, radial, slit-like pattern transillumination defects are seen most commonly inferonasally in young PDS/PG patients Fig. 16.3 In PDS, the…

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Exfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Exfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma

Fig. 17.1 Light microscopic appearance of exfoliation material deposition on the lens surface (Courtesy of Ursula Schloetzer-Schrehardt) Fig. 17.2 Electron microscopic appearance of exfoliation material aggregates (Courtesy of Ursula Schloetzer-Schrehardt)…

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Malignant Glaucoma (Posterior Aqueous Diversion Syndrome)

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Malignant Glaucoma (Posterior Aqueous Diversion Syndrome)

Diagnostic criteria for classic malignant glaucoma  Flattening or shallowing of the axial (central anterior chamber with peripheral flattening)  Increased or greater than expected IOP after filtering surgery  Absence of pupillary…

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Inflammatory Disease and Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Inflammatory Disease and Glaucoma

Fig. 19.1 Classification scheme for elevated IOP in uveitis based on underlying mechanism and timing of IOP rise with respect to the onset of inflammation (Modified from Zelefsky and Cunningham…

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Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and Glaucoma

Fig. 20.1 Specular microscopy in iridocorneal endothelial (ICE) syndrome. In a patient with Cogan–Reese syndrome, endothelial cells were pleomorphic and the cell count was decreased in the left eye (affected)…

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Laser Therapies for Glaucoma

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Laser Therapies for Glaucoma

Fig. 25.1 Diagram illustrating micropulsed diode laser energy delivery in a 15 % duty cycle. Laser turned on for 300 μs and off for 1,700 μs, thus on for 15…

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Glaucoma Risk Factors: The Cornea

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Glaucoma Risk Factors: The Cornea

Fig. 3.1 (a) Funduscopic view of right optic nerve. (b) Funduscopic view of left optic nerve Fig. 3.2 (a) Humphrey visual field of right eye. (b) Humphrey visual field of…

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The Childhood Glaucomas

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on The Childhood Glaucomas

I. Developmental glaucomas 4. Congenital iris ectropion syndrome A. Primary congenital glaucoma (PCG) 5. Peters’ syndrome 1. Newborn primary congenital glaucoma 6. Iridotrabecular dysgenesis (iris hypoplasia) 2. Infantile primary congenital…

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Glaucoma After Retinal Surgery

Oct 21, 2016 by in OPHTHALMOLOGY Comments Off on Glaucoma After Retinal Surgery

Fig. 31.1 Patients who are treated with silicone oil endotamponade and glaucoma drainage implant may accumulate silicone oil adjacent to the tube, which usually does not require treatment Conclusion Glaucoma…

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