Overview
- This concise and comprehensive guide has a very reader-friendly layout, i.e. each chapter starts with a list of ‘Core Messages' and ends with the tips section 'Take Home Pearls'
- Written by international and renowned experts of the field
- Unlike in other texts, readers receive clear evidence-based recommendations for their clinical practice regarding Glaucoma management
- Highly relevant for the daily practice of all general ophthalmologists as well as glaucoma specialists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (61 chapters)
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Front Matter
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About this book
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.
Reviews
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)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pearls of Glaucoma Management
Editors: JoAnn A. Giaconi, Simon K. Law, Anne L. Coleman, Joseph Caprioli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68240-0
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-68240-0Published: 02 March 2010
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 498
Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations, 149 illustrations in colour