Cataracts and Glaucoma
Cataracts and Glaucoma Marc Ellman Jeffrey S. Schultz Cataracts and glaucoma have common factors linking their development and progression. Both occur with greater prevalence with advancing age, and there may…
Glaucoma in Aphakia and Pseudophakia
Glaucoma in Aphakia and Pseudophakia Mark A. Werner Alana L. Grajewski Classification The terms aphakic glaucoma or pseudophakic glaucoma erroneously imply that the glaucoma is caused by the lens extraction…
Glaucoma Associated with Corneal Disorders
Glaucoma Associated with Corneal Disorders Paula Anne Newman-Casey Joshua D. Stein Glaucoma is associated with various corneal abnormalities; it also can develop as a result of medical or surgical interventions…
Exfoliation Syndrome, Pigment Dispersion Syndrome, and the Associated Glaucomas
Exfoliation Syndrome, Pigment Dispersion Syndrome, and the Associated Glaucomas Mahmoud A. Khaimi Gregory L. Skuta Rebecca K. Morgan Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliative Glaucoma: History and Nomenclature In 1917, Lindberg described…
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…
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…
