Main description:

Glaucoma is a condition of the eye in which the optic nerve is damaged due to increased fluid pressure in the eye. Left untreated, the condition may lead to permanent blindness.

This book is a guide to the diagnosis and management of glaucoma.

Beginning with an overview of the condition and its symptoms, the following chapters cover diagnostic and treatment methods for different causes and types of glaucoma.

The text concludes with discussion on surgical management of glaucoma, through both filtration and lasers, and minimally invasive procedures.

A complete chapter is dedicated to childhood glaucoma.

Edited by internationally recognised specialists from around the world, the book is highly illustrated with clinical images, diagrams and tables. Key concepts are explained with the help of clinical cases.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of glaucoma
Includes discussion on surgical management techniques
Clinical cases help explain key concepts
Internationally recognised editor and author team

Contents:

The Science and Art of Glaucoma: General Principles
Glaucoma Diagnostics
The Asymptomatic Patient with Elevated Pressure
Initial Treatment in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
Follow-Up of Open-Angle Glaucoma
Glaucoma Suspects I: Elevated Intraocular Pressure
Glaucoma Suspects II: Cupping or Field Loss without Elevated Pressure (Normal

Tension Glaucoma)
Acute Symptomatic Elevated Intraocular Pressure
The Abnormal Angle
Uveitis and Elevated Intraocular Pressure
Elevated Pressure in Ocular Trauma
Childhood Glaucoma
Miscellaneous Conditions
Surgical Management of Glaucoma: Filtration and Lasers
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery

Index