Optic Nerve, Retina, and Choroid Glaucoma is characterized by progressive atrophy of the optic nerve head secondary to the loss of optic nerve fiber. Because it is this pathologic alteration…
Filtering Surgery The incisional operation most frequently used for chronic forms of glaucoma, especially in adults, is commonly referred to as a filtering procedure. Although several variations for this surgical…
Medical and Surgical Treatments for Childhood Glaucomas The successful treatment of childhood glaucoma presents many challenges, with control of intraocular pressure (IOP) as the first but not the only priority….
Childhood Glaucomas: Clinical Presentation Childhood glaucomas constitute a heterogenous group of disorders affecting the pediatric age-group. The previous chapter (Chapter 13) considered the general classification of these diseases, and provided…
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…
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…
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…
