Primary care of the glaucomas /

Lewis, Thomas L.

Primary care of the glaucomas / Thomas L. Lewis, Murray Fingeret ; illustrations by Stephanie P. Schilling, Lori A. Messenger. - Norwalk, CT : Appleton & Lange, c1993. - xxxii, 410 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents

Part I: Basic Understanding of Glaucoma
Chapter 1. Definition and Classification of Glaucoma.
Chapter 2. Epidemiology and clinical impact of the glaucomas
Chapter 3. Ocular Anatomy and Physiology Related to Aqueous Production and Outflow.
Chapter 4 Anatomy and Physiology of the Optic Nerve.
Chapter 5. Etiology and Pathophysiology of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.

Part II: Diagnosis of Glaucomas
Chapter 6. Examining the patient: Glaucoma detection, diagnosis and evaluation
Chapter 7. Tonometry
Chapter 8. Gonioscopy
Chapter 9. Evaluation of the optic nerve in Glaucoma
Chapter 10. Visual fields
Chapter 11. Psychophysical and electrophysiological testing in Glaucoma
Chapter 12. An Approach to the Diagnosis of Glaucoma.

Part III: Treatment and Management of the glaucomas.
Chapter 13. Pharmacology of Antiglaucoma Medications.
Chapter 14. Medical Management of Glaucoma.
Chapter 15. Surgical management of glaucomas
Chapter 16. Co-management of glaucoma in the primary care office
Chapter 17. Secondary glaucomas
Chapter 18. Low-tension glaucoma
Chapter 19. Angle closure glaucoma
Chapter 20. Glaucoma case studies
Chapter 21. Medicolegal aspects of glaucoma


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Glaucoma.
Optometry.
Glaucoma--diagnosis.
Glaucoma--therapy.

WW 290 P951 1993