Inflammatory Glaucoma
Inflammatory Glaucoma Reid A. Longmuir John H. Fingert Wallace L. M. Alward Intraocular inflammation affects both aqueous inflow and outflow. A decrease in aqueous production frequently leads to a reduction…
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Lens-Related Glaucomas
Lens-Related Glaucomas Efrem Mandelcorn Neeru Gupta Lens-related glaucomas, although rare, are important to consider in the evaluation of patients with elevated intraocular pressure. These are a diverse group of disorders…
Glaucoma Following Trauma
Glaucoma Following Trauma Scott J. Fudemberg Jonathan S. Myers L. Jay Katz George L. Spaeth Following trauma, intraocular pressure (IOP) may become elevated for many reasons (Table 54C.1). A common…
Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma JoAnn A. Giaconi Simon K. Law Joseph Caprioli Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) has received increasing amounts of research and clinical attention since the 1990s, as appreciation has…
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Anjana Jindal Scott Fudemberg Definition Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is an optic neuropathy with characteristic neuroretinal rim loss; it is associated with certain risk factors, most notably…
The Developmental Glaucomas
The Developmental Glaucomas Terri-Diann Pickering Patricia C. Wong Christopher J. Dickens H. Dunbar Hoskins Jr The developmental glaucomas are a group of diseases characterized by maldevelopment of the eye’s aqueous…
Visual Fields in Glaucoma
Visual Fields in Glaucoma Jody R. Piltz-Seymour Tak Yee Tania Tai Sanjay Smith Stephen M. Drance THE NORMAL VISUAL FIELD The field of vision is defined as the area that…
The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma
The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma Douglas R. Anderson THE NORMAL RETINA AND OPTIC NERVE The approximately 1 to 1.5 million axons that form the optic nerve arise from the retinal…
Heredity and Glaucoma
Heredity and Glaucoma John Fingert INTRODUCTION The classic risk factors for the development of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) are age, race, family history, and elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). More…
