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…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
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…
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…
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…
