"This edition first published 2000"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Epidemiology and risk factors for glaucoma -- Genetics -- The pathophysiology of glaucoma -- Anterior segment examination -- Assessing the angle -- Evaluation of the optic nerve head -- Imaging technology in the assessment of the optic disc and retinal nerve fibre layer -- The intraocular pressure -- Central corneal thickness and the intraocular pressure -- Evaluating the visual field -- Other perimetry devices -- Identifying progressive visual field loss -- Identifying progressive morphological change -- Target IOP -- Glaucoma medications -- Management protocols -- Surgery and laser treatment for glaucoma -- Compliance -- Normal tension glaucoma -- Secondary open angle glaucoma -- Primary angle closure -- Secondary angle closure -- Steroid induced glaucoma -- Landmark studies.
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