Introduction to Glaucoma Management
Introduction to Glaucoma Management Douglas J. Rhee WHAT IS THE GOAL OF TREATMENT? We currently understand the pathophysiology of glaucoma to be a progressive loss of ganglion cells resulting in…
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma George L. Spaeth Daniel Lee INTRODUCTION Glaucoma, in its many forms, is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. It is a complex family of progressive optic…
Uveitic Glaucomas
Uveitic Glaucomas Nicole Benitah Ronald Buggage George N. Papaliodis INTRODUCTION The development of increased intraocular pressure and glaucoma in patients with uveitis is a multifactorial process that can be viewed…
Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Secondary Open-Angle Glaucoma Jonathan S. Myers Scott Fudemberg PIGMENT DISPERSION SYNDROME Pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS) is a condition in which an abnormal amount of pigment is dislodged from the pigmented…
Gonioscopy
Gonioscopy Oscar V. Beaujon-Balbi Oscar Beaujon-Rubin INTRODUCTION Gonioscopy is an examination of great importance for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of the patient with glaucoma. Its main purpose is visualization…
Psychophysical Testing
Psychophysical Testing Douglas J. Rhee Tara A. Uhler L. Jay Katz INTRODUCTION The goal of this chapter is to show representative visual field patterns for glaucoma rather than provide a…
Blood Flow in Glaucoma
Blood Flow in Glaucoma Brent Siesky Alon Harris Katie Hutchins Josh Gross INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is a multifactorial and progressive optic neuropathy with strong evidence of vascular influences in many individuals….
Glaucoma Imaging: Optic Nerve Head, Peripapillary, and Macular Regions
Glaucoma Imaging: Optic Nerve Head, Peripapillary, and Macular Regions Zinaria Y. W. Liu Fabio Lavinsky Gadi Wollstein Kimberly V. Miller Joel S. Schuman INTRODUCTION Glaucoma is the leading cause of…
Introduction to Clinical Syndromes
Introduction to Clinical Syndromes Douglas J. Rhee The glaucoma syndromes are divided into two main groups: primary and secondary. The primary glaucomas are those for which the cause of increased…
Optic Nerve Imaging
Optic Nerve Imaging Thomas D. Patrianakos Michael C. Giovingo INTRODUCTION Making the diagnosis of glaucoma requires the presence of optic nerve head (ONH) damage and/or characteristic visual field changes. Although…
