Glaucoma

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From the reviews: "The Essentials in Ophthalmology series attempts to bridge the time gap between journal publications and up-to-date textbook distillation of medical knowledge. … The editors of this series have cleverly packaged information in a format that will keep clinicians on the forefront of thoughts in the different disciplines of ophthalmology. … Readers will be relieved and undoubtedly satisfied with this concise text that provides clinically useful updates in important areas of glaucoma diagnosis and management." (L. J. Katz, Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, Vol. 244, 2006) Front Matter....Pages I-XIV Genetic Changes and Their Influence on Structure and Function of the Eye in Glaucoma....Pages 1-27 Neuroprotection in Glaucoma....Pages 29-38 Screening for Glaucoma....Pages 39-50 Semi-automated Kinetic Perimetry for Assessment of Advanced Glaucomatous Visual Field Loss....Pages 51-61 Optic Nerve Imaging: Recent Advances....Pages 63-91 New Concepts in the Diagnosis of Angle-Closure Glaucoma: The Role of Ultrasound Biomicroscopy....Pages 93-104 Childhood Glaucoma and Amblyopia....Pages 105-123 What Have We Learned from the Major Glaucoma Clinical Trials?....Pages 125-138 The Concept of Target IOP at Various Stages of Glaucoma....Pages 139-146 A Practical Approach to the Management of Normal Tension Glaucoma....Pages 147-156 Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma....Pages 157-176 Pigment Dispersion Syndrome - Update 2003....Pages 177-191 Wound Modulation in Glaucoma Surgery....Pages 193-208 Non-penetrating vs Penetrating Surgery of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma....Pages 209-215 Back Matter....Pages 217-232