Glaucoma Due to Trauma
44 Glaucoma Due to Trauma Carla I. Bourne, MD and Bradford J. Shingleton, MD Glaucoma due to trauma is a multifactorial disease. Intraocular pressure (IOP) may increase after blunt trauma,…
Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
24 Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma Diagnosis and Treatment Jeffrey R. SooHoo, MD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; David L. Epstein, MD, MMM; Ian Conner, MD, PhD; and George Ulrich, MD, FACS…
Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty
58 Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty Lisa S. Gamell, MD; Alexander Zabaneh, MD; and Cristan M. Arena, MD Argon laser iridoplasty (also called gonioplasty) was first described by Hager in 1973, who…
Laser Trabeculoplasty
53 Laser Trabeculoplasty Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS and Jeremy B. Wingard, MD Since the tissue between the anterior chamber and Schlemm’s canal is the site of both normal resistance…
Glaucoma Laser Surgery
52 Glaucoma Laser Surgery Jeremy B. Wingard, MD and Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS Glaucoma laser surgery has changed in several respects since the last edition of this book. The…
Lens-Induced Glaucoma
48 Lens-Induced Glaucoma Ian Conner, MD, PhD; Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS; and David L. Epstein, MD, MMM We use the term lens-induced glaucoma for the secondary open-angle glaucomas associated…
Corticosteroid Glaucoma
45 Corticosteroid Glaucoma Mina Pantcheva, MD Corticosteroid-induced elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) may accompany the use of topical, periocular, intravitreal, oral, intravenous, or inhaled corticosteroid therapy. The potential for steroids…
Cyclodialysis
64 Cyclodialysis David L. Epstein, MD, MMM Cyclodialysis1 performed in an eye rendered previously aphakic or as part of a combined intracapsular cataract operation2 used to be a frequently performed…
Treatment of Occludable Angles and Angle Closure With Cataract Extraction
68 Treatment of Occludable Angles and Angle Closure With Cataract Extraction Michael A. Alunni, MD and Garry P. Condon, MD Glaucoma has been ranked by the World Health Organization as…
Surgical Peripheral Iridectomy
65 Surgical Peripheral Iridectomy David L. Epstein, MD, MMM The second edition of Lectures on Glaucoma makes the following statement: The first edition of Lectures on Glaucoma contained a detailed…
