Advanced Glaucoma Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. Advanced Glaucoma Surgery: An Overview

   • Ahmad A. Aref, Rohit Varma

   Pages 1-3

3. Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stent for the Treatment of Coexistent Cataract and Mild Open-Angle Glaucomas

   • Wanda D. Hu, Marlene R. Moster

   Pages 5-13

4. Trabectome-Mediated Ab Interno Trabeculectomy for Secondary Glaucoma or as a Secondary Procedure

   • Kevin Kaplowitz, Nils A. Loewen

   Pages 15-29

5. Lens Extraction in Angle Closure Glaucoma

   • Sameer Trikha, Shamira A. Perera, Rahat Husain, Tin Aung

   Pages 31-39

6. Gonioscopy Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (GATT) for the Treatment of Adult and Developmental Glaucomas

   • Davinder S. Grover, Ronald L. Fellman

   Pages 41-50

7. Ab-Interno Subconjunctival Glaucoma Implant for Advanced Open-Angle Glaucomas

   • Alena Reznik, Rohit Varma

   Pages 51-55

8. Nonpenetrating Glaucoma Surgery

   • Ziad Khoueir, Tarek M. Shaarawy

   Pages 57-72

9. Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation in the Treatment of Plateau Iris and Angle-Closure Glaucomas

   • Robert Noecker, Shiyoung Roh

   Pages 73-76

10. Ex-PRESS Miniature Glaucoma Shunt for the Treatment of Uveitic Glaucomas

    • Evan Allan, Steven R. Sarkisian Jr.

    Pages 77-85

11. Surgical Management of Normal Tension Glaucoma

    • Sarah S. Khodadadeh, James C. Tsai

    Pages 87-97

12. Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery Combined with Pars Plana Vitrectomy and KPro Implantation

    • Thasarat S. Vajaranant, Ahmad A. Aref

    Pages 99-106

13. The Modified Schocket Procedure

    • Luis E. Vazquez, Steven J. Gedde

    Pages 107-112

14. Ab-interno Bleb Needling

    • Paul F. Palmberg

    Pages 113-116

15. Drainage of Choroidal Effusions

    • Kyla M. Teramoto, Troy M. Tanji

    Pages 117-124

16. Surgical Management of Malignant Glaucoma

    • Devesh K. Varma, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed

    Pages 125-133

17. Back Matter

    Pages 135-138

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This text provides expert instruction on the techniques currently employed for the surgical treatment of glaucomatous disease, covering both the host of novel microinvasive devices for treatment of milder stages and the refined strategies that enhance success rates in patients with advanced disease. The critical steps in each procedure are clearly described with the aid of many high-quality illustrations and surgical videos. Pearls and pitfalls of the various techniques are highlighted, and helpful information is provided on indications, preoperative considerations, potential intra- and postoperative complications, and strategies for reducing the incidence of such adverse events. Each treatment method is addressed in a dedicated stand-alone chapter, ensuring ease of reference for the practitioner. Readers will find this book, written by internationally recognized experts in the field, to be an exceptional source of up-to-date information on advanced glaucoma surgical techniques.   

• Ab-Interno Trabeculectomy
• Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation
• Ex-Press Miniature Glaucoma Shunt
• Keratoprosthesis
• Pars Plana Vitrectomy

• Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, USA

  Ahmad A. Aref

• Southern California, LA, CA, USA, USC Eye Ins.Dept. of Ophth. Univ.of Southern California, LA, CA, USA, California, USA

  Rohit Varma

Ahmad A. Aref, MD, graduated from the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill., in 2006 and subsequently completed a residency at the Penn State Hershey Eye Center, Penn State University College of Medicine and a fellowship in Glaucoma at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami. Since 2011 he has been Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Chief Quality Officer at Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary, University of Illinois at Chicago School of Medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada. In 2011 Dr. Aref received an American Glaucoma Society MAPS Award and he currently sits on the society’s Multimedia Committee. He has published 25 articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer for a number of journals, including Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, and American Journal of Ophthalmology. 

Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, graduated from Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, India and completed a residency in Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. He also completed fellowships in the Glaucoma Services of Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, and the Department of Ophthalmology, University of Southern California School of Medicine. In 2005 he was appointed Professor (tenured) at the Department of Ophthalmology and Preventive Medicine, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles. From 2012 to 2014 Dr. Varma was Professor and Chairman, Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, UIC Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Chicago, and Illinois Lions/Charles I. Young Endowed Chair of Ocular Research, Lions of Illinois Eye Research Institute, Chicago. Since 2014, Dr. Varma has been the Grace and Emery Beardsley Professor and Chair of the USC Department of Ophthalmology and Director of the USC Eye Institute, Los Angeles. He also serves as AssociateDean for Strategic Planning and Network Development at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. 

During his distinguished career he has been the recipient of various honors, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology Honor Award (1998) and Senior Achievement Award (2006) and the President’s Award from the Glaucoma Research Foundation (2009). Dr. Varma served on the Editorial Advisory Board of Ophthalmology from 1999 until 2013 and since 2010 has been an Examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology Oral Examinations. He has published approximately 220 articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited/co-edited two books: Essentials of Eye Care: The Johns Hopkins Wilmer Handbook (Lippincott Raven, 1997) and The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma (Lippincott 1992).

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