Glaucoma diagnosis and management / Deepak Gupta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gupta, Deepak, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Glaucoma--Diagnosis.

Glaucoma.

Glaucoma--Treatment.

Glaucoma--diagnosis.

Glaucoma--therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Glaucoma--diagnosis.

Glaucoma--therapy.

Physical Description:

viii, 348 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2005]

Summary:

This book offers optometrists a complete, clinically oriented guide to effective diagnosis and management of glaucoma and provides valuable assistance in co-managing these patients with ophthalmologists. Coverage of diagnosis includes risk factors, genetic factors, gonioscopy, visual field analysis, intra-ocular pressure measurement, corneal thickness evaluation, and optic nerve imaging. The medical management section thoroughly describes the ophthalmic drugs used to manage glaucoma. The surgical management section describes laser and conventional procedures and offers optometrists guidelines for co-managing patients. The final section presents case studies. Chapters include clinical pearls and "how-to" instructions for procedures. Over 100 illustrations complement the text.

Contents:

Epidemiology, genetics, and pathophysiology

Epidemiology

Risk factors for glaucoma

Genetics of glaucoma

Overview of aqueous humor

Pathophysiology of glaucoma

Diagnosis of glaucoma

Patient history

Gonioscopy

Tonometry

Corneal pachymetry

Visual field analysis

Optic nerve evaluation

Optic nerve imaging devices

Secondary glaucomas

Normal-tension glaucoma

Angle-closure glaucomas

Pigmentary glaucoma

Pseudoexfoliation syndrome

Glaucoma due to inflammation

Glaucoma due to ocular injury

Neovascular glaucoma

Lens-induced glaucoma

The developmental glaucomas

Other forms of glaucoma

Medical management of glaucoma

Principles of ocular therapeutics

Goals of therapy

Adrenergic agonists

Beta-blockers

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

Cholinergic agents (miotics)

Prostaglandin analogs

Hyperosmotic agents

Combination products

Suggested pharmaceutical protocol

Investigational pharmaceutical therapies

Surgical management of glaucoma

Principles of laser therapy

Laser trabeculoplasty

Laser iridotomy

Principles of glaucoma surgery

Filtration surgery

Aqueous shunts

Cyclodestructive procedures.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781754038

OCLC:

55738801