Schlemm Canal-Based Surgery
Schlemm Canal-Based Surgery Richard A. Lewis Jacob W. Brubaker INTRODUCTION The surgical treatment of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) at the site of outflow obstruction has long been a goal of…
Cyclodestructive Procedures for Glaucoma
Cyclodestructive Procedures for Glaucoma Marisse M. Solano Shan C. Lin Geoffrey P. Schwartz Louis W. Schwartz INTRODUCTION Intraocular pressure is the major risk factor for glaucoma that ophthalmologists are able…
Primary Acute Angle-Closure and Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Primary Acute Angle-Closure and Chronic Angle-Closure Glaucoma Christopher Kai-Shun Leung BACKGROUND Definition Angle closure is characterized by iris apposition to the trabecular meshwork. The mechanisms of this anatomic abnormality can…
Medical Management
Medical Management Malik Y. Kahook Douglas J. Rhee INTRODUCTION Medical treatment of glaucoma began in the late 1800s with the use of eserine and pilocarpine. In the United States, glaucoma…
Childhood Glaucomas (Congenital Glaucomas)
Childhood Glaucomas (Congenital Glaucomas) Oscar V. Beaujon-Balbi Oscar Beaujon-Rubin Claudia L. Pabon Douglas J. Rhee INTRODUCTION The World Glaucoma Association defines Childhood Glaucoma as a related intraocular pressure damage to…
Glaucoma Secondary to Elevated Venous Pressure
Glaucoma Secondary to Elevated Venous Pressure Douglas J. Rhee Ribhi Hazin Louis R. Pasquale INTRODUCTION This group of disorders shares a common mechanism of disease—glaucoma is the result of an…
Laser Trabeculoplasty
Laser Trabeculoplasty L. Jay Katz Daniel Lee INDICATIONS • For uncontrolled open-angle glaucoma, either primary or secondary, laser trabeculoplasty has proven to be helpful in lowering the intraocular pressure. Primary…
Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucoma Douglas J. Rhee Jamie E. Nicholl NEOVASCULAR GLAUCOMA Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a secondary closed-angle form of glaucoma. Initially, a fibrovascular membrane grows over the trabecular meshwork….
Traumatic Glaucoma
Traumatic Glaucoma Angela V. Turalba Mary Jude Cox INTRODUCTION Following ocular trauma, patients often develop difficulties with intraocular pressure control. Intraocular pressure may be elevated or the eye may be…
Lens-Associated Open-Angle Glaucomas
Lens-Associated Open-Angle Glaucomas Michele C. Lim Ashley G. Lesley INTRODUCTION Lens-associated open-angle glaucomas are composed of three separate diagnoses with similar clinical presentations. Lens protein glaucoma, lens particle glaucoma, and…
