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The Glaucoma Book A Practical, Evidence-Based Approach to Patient Care /

The Glaucoma Book is both a comprehensive academic work with evidence-based science and exhaustive bibliographies, and an everyday, pragmatic guide for general ophthalmologists, optometrists, and resident physicians who need immediate answers while examining patients. Its 92 chapters and 38 sidebar...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Schacknow, Paul N. (Editor ), Samples, John R. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010.
Edición:1st ed. 2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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 Drug Discovery 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?.