Pearls of Glaucoma Management

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxi

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2. Optic Nerve: The Glaucomatous Optic Nerve

   • Claude F. Burgoyne

   Pages 1-13

3. Optic Nerve: Clinical Examination

   • Marcelo T. Nicolela

   Pages 15-21

4. Optic Nerve: Heidelberg Retinal Tomography

   • Nicholas G Strouthidis, David F Garway-Heath

   Pages 23-34

5. Optic Nerve: Scanning Laser Polarimetry

   • Clinton W. Sheets, David S. Greenfield

   Pages 35-43

6. Optic Nerve: Optical Coherence Tomography

   • Kelly A. Townsend, Gadi Wollstein, Joel S. Schuman

   Pages 45-53

7. Optic Nerve: Comparison of Technologies

   • Carlos Souza, Joseph Caprioli

   Pages 55-62

8. Optic Nerve: Atypical Nerves and Nerve Findings

   • Beth Edmunds, John C. Morrison

   Pages 63-73

9. IOP: The Importance of Intraocular Pressure

   • Douglas R. Anderson

   Pages 75-78

10. IOP: Instruments to Measure IOP

    • Robert Stamper

    Pages 79-85

11. IOP: Central Corneal Thickness

    • James D. Brandt

    Pages 87-93

12. IOP: Corneal Hysteresis

    • Lionel A. Marzette, Leon W. Herndon

    Pages 95-98

13. IOP: Target Pressures

    • Stefano Miglior, Francesca Bertuzzi

    Pages 99-104

14. IOP: Fluctuation

    • Marla B. Sultan, Paul P. Lee

    Pages 105-111

15. Gonioscopy: Why Do Indentation?

    • Howard Cohn

    Pages 113-122

16. Visual Fields: Visual Field Test Strategies

    • Chris A. Johnson

    Pages 123-128

17. Visual Fields: Fluctuation and Progression

    • Felipe A. Medeiros, Luciana M. Alencar

    Pages 129-137

18. Visual Fields: Field Interpretation

    • Balwantray C. Chauhan

    Pages 139-147

19. Other Tests in Glaucoma: Genetic Testing

    • Janey L. Wiggs

    Pages 149-156

20. Other Testing in Glaucoma: Optic Nerve Blood Flow I

    • Rony Rachmiel, Yvonne M Buys, Chris Hudson, Graham E. Trope

    Pages 157-164

If you have ever uttered the commonly expressed lament, “Glaucoma is so confusing!” then this text is for you. You will no longer be bewildered. Why practitioners may be confused about how to be of help to patients with glaucoma – in its many incarnations and reincarnations – is easily understood. The issue seems to be overwhelming when one considers that the already massive popu- tion of those with glaucoma is increasing rapidly as the world’s population increases and ages. During the past 50 years the fundamental defnition of glaucoma has changed almost 180°, and the indications for treatment have become more variable and c- troversial, some advising early therapy and others strongly cautioning against such an approach: Various diagnostic tests have come and gone and are interpreted in such different ways that there seems to be no consensus; surgical techniques come in and out of fashion in perplexing ways. There seems to be a constantly shifting, sandy foundation on which are built unsteady schools of ever-varying advice. Why prac- tioners, patients, and the public are often bewildered is understandable.

• Angle closure glaucoma
• Hypertension
• IOP measurement
• Low tension glaucoma
• Neovasuclar glaucoma
• Optic disc evaluation
• Pediatric glaucoma
• laser
• retina
• visual evoked potential (VEP)

From the reviews: “Using a question/answer format, this book delivers current and relevant information about glaucoma. … written primarily for clinicians treating glaucoma patients … fellows and residents. … helpful for all those who are interested in the management of patients with glaucoma. … The book accomplishes its goals. It is easy to read and addresses many points in depth and with clarity. Although it may serve as a textbook, it highlights clinical pearls and techniques which can supplement current knowledge and act as a quick reference.” (Prithvi S. Sankar, Doody’s Review Service, July, 2010)

• Jules Stein Eye Institute, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

  JoAnn A. Giaconi, Simon K. Law, Anne L. Coleman, Joseph Caprioli

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