The Glaucoma Book (eBook, PDF)

A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Care
Redaktion: Schacknow, Paul N.; Samples, John R.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Putting together a comprehensive, multiauthored text is a daunting task. However, the benefts may justify the effort. Such is the case with regards to the present Glaucoma Book. It is not likely that many ophthalmologists (or others) will decide, at the end of a busy day, to pour themselves a cocktail, and settle into a comfortable chair with this large tome in hand, with the intent of reading it from start to fnish. A pity. It would make several enjoyable and proftable days of good reading. The text starts with comments by an individual who is strongly grounded in the fundam- tals of being a good physician. Ivan Goldberg has used his brilliance, his wide international experiences and knowledge, and his commitment to assuring that physicians know their craft, to provide a penetrating perspective on ophthalmology today and tomorrow. The Glaucoma Book ends with commentaries by the editors, John Samples, a true physician/scientist, and Paul Schacknow, an experienced community-based clinician. Samples' essay "What Really Causes Glaucoma?" nicely describes the leading theories underlying the cell biology of gl- coma. In "What Do We Know Now, What Do We Need to Know About Glaucoma?," Schacknow offers an essay on some of the controversial ideas raised within the book and speculates on future research.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 1043
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780387767000
• Artikelnr.: 37287598

Autorenporträt

Dr. Paul N. Schacknow Visual Health Center 2889 10th Avenue, N. Palm Springs, FL 33461 USA Dr. John R. Samples Oregon Health & Sciences University Casey Eye Institute Department of Ophthalmology 3375 SW, Terwilliger Blvd. Portland OR 97201-4197 USA

Inhaltsangabe

The Basics.- Glaucoma in the Twenty-First Century.- An Evidence-Based Approach to Glaucoma Care.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Intraocular Pressure.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Fluctuations in Intraocular Pressure.- Glaucoma is a 24/7 Disease.- Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressure.- Aqueous Veins and Open Angle Glaucoma.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: The Cornea.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Family History - The Genetics of Glaucoma.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Ethnicity and Glaucoma.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Ocular Blood Flow.- Glaucoma Risk Factors: Sleep Apnea and Glaucoma.- Evaluating Ophthalmic Literature.- Indications for Therapy.- The Examination.- Clinical Examination of the Optic Nerve.- Clinical Cupping: Laminar and Prelaminar Components.- Disc Hemorrhages and Glaucoma.- Some Lessons from the Disc Appearance in the Open Angle Glaucomas.- Evaluating the Optic Nerve for Glaucomatous Progression.- Digital Imaging of the Optic Nerve.- Clinical Utility of Computerized Optic Nerve Analysis.- Photography of the Optic Nerve.- Detecting Functional Changes in the Patient's Vision: Visual Field Analysis.- Using Electroretinography for Glaucoma Diagnosis.- Glaucomatous Versus Nonglaucomatous Visual Loss: The Neuro-Ophthalmic Perspective.- Gonioscopy.- Beyond Gonioscopy: Digital Imaging of the Anterior Segment.- Office Examination of the Glaucoma Patient.- Glaucoma and Driving.- Electronic Medical Records in the Glaucoma Practice.- Advanced Glaucoma and Low Vision: Evaluation and Treatment.- Glaucoma and Medical Insurance: Billing and Coding Issues.- Medical Legal Considerations When Treating Glaucoma Patients.- The Glaucomas.- Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.- Normal Pressure Glaucoma.- Primary and Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucomas.- Malignant Glaucoma (Posterior Aqueous Diversion Syndrome).- Pigmentary Dispersion Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Exfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Neovascular Glaucoma.- Inflammatory Disease and Glaucoma.- Posner-Schlossman Syndrome.- Fuchs' Uveitis Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Herpes Simplex Related Glaucoma.- Herpes Zoster Related Glaucoma.- Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and Glaucoma.- Ghost Cell Glaucoma.- Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy and Glaucoma.- Ocular Trauma and Glaucoma.- Infantile, Childhood, and Juvenile Glaucomas.- The Medical Treatment.- Medications Used to Treat Glaucoma.- Choosing Adjunctive Glaucoma Therapy.- Monocular Drug Trials for Glaucoma Therapy in the Community Setting.- Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion Cells.- Compliance and Adherence: Lifelong Therapy for Glaucoma.- Alternative and Non-traditional Treatments of Glaucoma.- Intravitreal Steroids and Glaucoma.- Pregnancy and Glaucoma.- Systemic Side Effects of Glaucoma Medications.- Systemic Diseases and Glaucoma.- The Surgical Treatment.- Laser Therapies: Iridotomy, Iridoplasty, and Trabeculoplasty.- Laser Iridoplasty Techniques for Narrow Angles and Plateau Iris Syndrome.- Laser Therapies: Cyclodestructive Procedures.- Laser Therapies: Newer Technologies.- Incisional Therapies: Trabeculectomy Surgery.- Incisional Therapies: Trabeculotomy Surgery in Adults.- Incisional Therapies: Canaloplasty and New Implant Devices.- Incisional Therapies: Shunts and Valved Implants.- Incisional Therapies: What's on the Horizon?.- Incisional Therapies: Complications of Glaucoma Surgery.- Amniotic Membrane Grafts for Glaucoma Surgery.- Treating Choroidal Effusions After Glaucoma Surgery.- Cyclodialysis Clefts: Surgical and Traumatic.- Epithelial Downgrowth.- Penetrating Keratoplasty and Glaucoma.- Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) and Glaucoma.- Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery.- Cataract Extraction as Treatment for Acute and Chronic Angle Closure Glaucomas.- Refractive Surgery and Glaucoma.- Glaucoma after Retinal Surgery.- The Future.- Immunology and Glaucoma.- How the Revolution in Cell Biology Will Affect Glaucoma: Biomarkers.- CD44 and Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.- Stem Cells and Glaucoma.- Cytoskeletal Active Agents for Glaucoma Therapy.- The DrugDiscovery Process: How Do New Glaucoma Medications Come to Market?.- Glaucoma Clinical Research in the Community Setting.- Future Glaucoma Medical Therapies: What's in the Pipeline?.- Anecortave Acetate: A New Approach for the Medical Treatment of Glaucoma.- Future Glaucoma Instrumentation: Diagnostic and Therapeutic.- What Really Causes Glaucoma?.- The Glaucoma Book: What Do We Know Now, What Do We Need to Know About Glaucoma?.

Rezensionen

From the reviews:

"This comprehensive review of the current thinking about glaucoma and its treatment uses a layout that provides various ways for readers to learn through photographs, illustrations, tables, and sidebar essays ... . It is written by a variety of authors ... thus the varied audience benefits from a breadth of different perspectives on this disease. ... This book discusses new viewpoints, some controversial, regarding diagnosis and management of glaucoma. ... this is a useful tool for the targeted audience on the latest thinking about glaucoma." (Asha Yancy Okorie, Doody's Review Service, August, 2010)