Shields’ Textbook of Glaucoma

 

Description:

 

Known for its consistent, authoritative content and presentation, Shields Textbook of Glaucoma is the premier succinct and clinically focused text on the medical and surgical management of glaucoma. This full-color, easy-to-use reference offers a rational approach to every aspect of the field, including rare glaucomas, and presents a total care plan for the patient. The seventh edition brings you fully up to date with all that’s new in this rapidly changing field with new chapters, newly colorized line drawings, and an updated design for faster reference.

 

Table of Contents:

 

Introduction: An Overview of Glaucoma

SECTION I The Basic Aspects of Glaucoma

1. Cellular and Molecular Biology of Aqueous Humor Dynamics

2. Intraocular Pressure and Tonometry

3. Gonioscopy and Other Techniques for Assessing the Anterior Segment

4. Optic Nerve, Retina, and Choroid

5. Optical Coherence Tomography in Glaucoma

6. Assessment of Visual Fields

7. Glaucomatous Influence on Visual Function

SECTION II The Clinical Forms of Glaucoma

8. Classification of the Glaucomas

9. Molecular Genetics and Pharmacogenomics of the Glaucomas

10. Clinical Epidemiology of Glaucoma

11. Chronic Open-­Angle Glaucoma Suspect: Risk Stratification and When to Treat

12. Chronic Open-­Angle Glaucoma and Normal-­Tension Glaucoma

13. Pupillary Block Glaucomas

14. Childhood Glaucomas: Classification and Examination

15. Childhood Glaucomas: Clinical Presentation

16. Exfoliation Syndrome and Exfoliative Glaucoma

17. Glaucomas Associated With Disorders of the Corneal Endothelium

18. Pigmentary and Other Glaucomas Associated With Disorders of the Iris and Ciliary Body

19. Glaucomas Associated With Disorders of the Lens

20. Neovascular Glaucoma and Other Glaucomas Associated With Disorders of the Retina, Vitreous, and Choroid

21. Glaucomas Associated With Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure

22. Glaucomas Associated With Intraocular Tumors

23. Glaucomas Associated With Ocular Inflammation

24. Steroid-­Induced Glaucoma

25. Glaucomas Associated With Intraocular Hemorrhage

26. Glaucomas Associated With Ocular Trauma

27. Glaucomas After Ocular Surgery

SECTION III Management of Glaucoma

28. Evidence-­Based Principles of Medical Therapy

29. Prostaglandin Analogues and Related Compounds

30. β-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists

31. Adrenergic Agonists

32. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors and Hyperosmotics

33. Trabecular Outflow Drugs

34. Neuroprotection and Other Investigational Antiglaucoma Therapies

35. Anatomic Principles of Glaucoma Surgery

36. Principles of Laser Surgery for Glaucoma

37. Surgery of the Anterior Chamber Angle and Iris

38. Principles of Incisional Surgery

39. Filtering Surgery

40. Glaucoma Drainage-­Device Surgery

41. Medical and Surgical Treatments for Childhood Glaucomas

42. Cyclodestructive Surgery

43. Surgical Approaches for Coexisting Glaucoma and Cataract

Index