Assessment of Visual Fields Advances in the technology of visual field testing have changed our clinical perception of normal and abnormal fields of vision. For example, the two-dimensional presentation of…
Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliative Glaucoma Exfoliation syndrome is the most common identifiable cause of open-angle glaucoma worldwide (1). It is a systemic disorder with important eye manifestations, including development of…
Glaucomas after Ocular Surgery Many diverse forms of glaucomas occur as complications of various ocular surgical procedures, including glaucoma surgery, cataract extraction and related procedures, corneal transplantation, and vitreoretinal surgery….
Glaucoma Drainage-Device Surgery In an attempt to maintain patency of a drainage fistula in glaucoma filtering operations, a wide variety of foreign materials have been implanted in the eye, extending…
Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Corneal Endothelium In the clinical setting of glaucoma and disorders of the cornea, it is helpful to consider two categories of conditions. In the…
Surgical Approaches for Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract In the management of a patient with a visually significant cataract and coexisting glaucoma, there are three basic surgical approaches: (a) cataract extraction…
Surgery of the Anterior Chamber Angle and Iris In this chapter, we consider the laser and incisional operations that are designed to reduce the intraocular pressure (IOP) through increased aqueous…
Cyclodestructive Surgery The operations discussed in the preceding chapters lower the intraocular pressure (IOP) by improving the rate of aqueous outflow. This is clearly preferred from a physiologic standpoint, in…
Pigmentary and Other Glaucomas Associated with Disorders of the Iris and Ciliary Body IRIS OR CILIARY BODY DISORDERS WITH ASSOCIATED GLAUCOMA There are several conditions in which a disorder of…
Childhood Glaucomas: Classification and Examination Childhood glaucomas constitute a rare, heterogeneous group of diseases. Often vision-threatening, these diseases present special challenges in diagnosis and optimal management. Parents and primary care…
