Download or read book Pearls in Glaucoma Therapy written by Dada Tanuj and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The text in the book outlines the scientific theories on the causation of glaucoma, incorporates the risk factors for disease and includes a detailed insight into the work up of glaucoma patients including both basic tests like gonioscopy/optic nerve head evaluation and advanced investigations of structure and function like the optical coherence tomography (OCT), glaucoma diagnosis (GDx) and Heidelberg retina tomography (HRT).
Download or read book Pearls of Glaucoma Management written by JoAnn A. Giaconi and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-07 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This concise and comprehensive guide is written by international experts of the field who are familiar with the world’s literature. Based on the world’s literature and their own experience, authors state and explain how they prefer to manage patients and problems clinically. Each chapter author gives the reader numerous clear and specific tips and pearls for the diagnosis and management of Glaucoma. The reader-friendly structure of this book ensures that the necessary information is quickly found and remembered. This book ensures a pleasant learning experience on Glaucoma management with the goal of an improved treatment outcome.
Download or read book Highlights of Ophthalmology written by Samuel Boyd, MD and published by Highlights. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated information on glaucoma disease, diagnosis and treatment. Basics.
Download or read book Clinical Pearls in the Treatment of Glaucoma written by Audio-Digest Foundation and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Surgical Pearls written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Pocket Guide to Glaucoma written by Joseph Panarelli and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Pocket Guide to Glaucoma provides essential information on glaucoma for medical students, residents, fellows, and general ophthalmologists. Drs. Joseph F. Panarelli, Davinder Grover, Arsham Sheybani, and colleagues have designed this book as the ultimate quick-read manual on glaucoma, using a conversational tone that allows readers to retain information in the most effective manner. Medical students, residents, and fellows can use this accessible, high-yield handbook during their rotations to familiarize themselves with the essentials on glaucoma, while general ophthalmologists will be glad to have it as a quick reference guide to current best practices. Each chapter in The Pocket Guide to Glaucoma is arranged in short, easy-to-read sections and is accompanied by numerous color photographs to aid in recognition and retention. Among the topics covered: Optic nerve head imaging Laser procedures for glaucoma Medical therapy for glaucoma Microinvasive glaucoma surgery Traditional glaucoma surgery: pearls and pitfalls Landmark glaucoma trials Eye care providers at all skill levels will benefit from the high-yield, quick-access information contained in The Pocket Guide to Glaucoma, whether they are preparing for their first surgeries or are longtime physicians.
Download or read book Glaucoma written by Deepak P. Edward and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Oxford American Ophthamology Library, this book provides clear and detailed guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. Coverage spans the entire spectrum of glaucoma, including descriptions of traditional and newly emerging modalities available for glaucoma diagnosis and management. Chapters discuss current imaging technology for glaucoma diagnosis and monitoring, providing practical tips using case examples. Management is also thoroughly addressed, from the treatment of primary open angle glaucoma to management of complex secondary glaucoma. Evidence-based management of glaucoma in different stages of the disease is also discussed with highlights of the multicenter glaucoma clinical trials.
Download or read book The Glaucoma Book written by Paul N. Schacknow and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 1019 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete evidence-based medical and surgical management of glaucoma for both the general ophthalmologist in practice and residents The only book that covers the new generation of glaucoma procedures including trabectome, trabecular bypass and canaloplasty, by the experts who developed them Includes the latest laser treatments for glaucoma including micro diode and titanium saphire trabeculoplasty as well as laser from an external approach The most comprehensive coverage of the optic nerve and the importance of nerve fiber layer hemorrhage Provides an integrated approach to neovascular glaucoma merging treatment to the retina, with the use of new anti-VEGF drugs, tubes, and shunts to achieve the best outcome Integrates clinical science with basic science to outline the next steps in glaucoma therapy
Download or read book Clinical Glaucoma Care written by John R. Samples and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glaucoma Clinical Care: The Essentials is a pragmatic, slimmer companion volume to the more academically focused text “The Glaucoma Book” by the same editors. This new book is a thoroughly updated manual for the day-to-day diagnosis and management of glaucoma patients by comprehensive ophthalmologists and optometric physicians. Its 33 chapters are authored by world renowned experts in clinical care and basic research, providing evidenced-based research, office examination skills, clinical pearls, and up-to-date reviews of the scientific literature on glaucoma, as wel l as extensive graphics and tables to accompany the text. Glaucoma Clinical Care: The Essentials is the one book to have and consult when confronted with a problematic glaucoma patient sitting in your exam chair as it is a thorough presentation of glaucoma medications, laser, and incisional glaucoma surgeries, complete with commentaries on advantages and disadvantages of the different therapies.
Download or read book Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma written by Dale K. Heuer and published by SLACK Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you looking for concise, practical answers to those questions that are often left unanswered by traditional glaucoma references? Are you seeking brief, evidence-based advice for common clinical dilemmas? Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma: 49 Clinical Questions provides quick and direct answers to the thorny questions most commonly posed during a "curbside consultation" between glaucoma specialists. Dr. Dale K. Heuer, and associate editors Dr. Steven J. Gedde and Dr. Richard Lewis, have designed this unique reference in which top glaucoma specialists offer expert advice, preferences, and opinions on tough clinical questions commonly associated with the day-to-day diagnosis and care of glaucoma patients. The unique Q&A format provides quick access to current information related to glaucoma with the simplicity of a conversation between two colleagues. Numerous images, diagrams, and references are included to enhance the text and to illustrate glaucoma pearls. Curbside Consultation in Glaucoma: 49 Clinical Questions provides information basic enough for residents while also incorporating expert pearls that even high-volume glaucoma specialists will appreciate. General practitioners, residents, fellows, and optometrists alike will benefit from the user-friendly and casual format and the expert advice contained within. Some of the questions that are answered: - Which imagining device should I use in my practice? - How should I set a target intraocular pressure? - What is "maximum medical therapy" for glaucoma now? - Which glaucoma medications may be used safely during pregnancy? In children? - Is selective laser trabeculoplasty better than argon or diode laser trabeculoplasty? - Which of the new incisional surgical alternatives to trabeculectomy should I consider for my patients? In what clinical settings should I consider them? - In which patients with glaucoma and cataract should I perform a combined procedure? Cataract surgery alone? Trabeculectomy first?
Download or read book The Science of Glaucoma Management written by Kevin Gillmann and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-05-18 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Science of Glaucoma Management: From Translational Research to Next-Generation Clinical Practice bridges the gap between laboratory research and clinicians by bringing the latest promising research directly from researchers to clinicians long before they translate into clinical advances, and often before they are presented at conferences. Organized as a series of clinically relevant topics written by world-leading experts, this book summarizes the current state of laboratory and translational research and draws on the potential implications for day-to-day clinical practice. It offers new insights and mind-opening statements through contributions from some of the most respected glaucoma research groups. The book allows glaucoma specialists to explore novel ways to refine and rethink their practice based on the latest discoveries in basic sciences and breakthrough technologies, and to gain a better understanding on how their specialty is evolving and how research may shape tomorrow’s practice. Presents a detailed report on the latest translational research and breakthroughs that may transform glaucoma practice Overviews the specialty from a scientific and clinical point-of-view Written by world-renowned clinicians and researchers in the field of glaucoma Includes insights, opinions and recommendations from some of the most prominent scientists and ophthalmologists Covers hot topics and the latest technologies in glaucoma, such as minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, telemedicine, gene therapy, neuroprotection and artificial intelligence
Download or read book Glaucoma Medical Therapy Principles and Management written by Peter A. Netland Siegal Professor of Opthalmology and Director of Glaucoma University of Tennessee Health Science Center and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-11-16 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Glaucoma medical therapy has evolved with the advent of each new drug. This evolution has moved quickly and generated new information that clinicians need to understand, synthesize, and implement about medications that have specific benefits and risks for their glaucoma patients. This book aims to provide clinicians with an accessible guide to the current art and science of using clinically available drugs for the medical therapy of glaucoma. The contributors have attempted to present evidence-based information, while providing perspective from their clinical experience. In order to reflect the extensive changes that have occurred since the publication of the first edition in 1999, new chapters have been added about fixed combination drugs and the medical treatment of pediatric patients, and existing chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated. Glaucoma Medical Therapy will be a valuable reference for ophthalmologists in both practice and training, as well as for other practitioners who have clinical contact with glaucoma patients.
Download or read book Clinical Guide to Glaucoma Management written by Eve J. Higginbotham and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical overview of the diagnosis and treatment of difficult glaucomas. It discusses management of surgical complications and risk management in glaucoma while provideing algorithms illustrating the clinical decision making process. The book presents clinical pearls and highlights pitfalls to avoid, features illustrations of complex surgical procedures, and uses an outline format, bulleted lists, algorithms, and tables for ease of reference.
Download or read book Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management written by Deepak Gupta and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2005 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers optometrists a complete, clinically oriented guide to effective diagnosis and management of glaucoma and provides valuable assistance in co-managing these patients with ophthalmologists. Coverage of diagnosis includes risk factors, genetic factors, gonioscopy, visual field analysis, intra-ocular pressure measurement, corneal thickness evaluation, and optic nerve imaging. The medical management section thoroughly describes the ophthalmic drugs used to manage glaucoma. The surgical management section describes laser and conventional procedures and offers optometrists guidelines for co-managing patients. The final section presents case studies. Chapters include clinical pearls and "how-to" instructions for procedures. Over 100 illustrations complement the text.
Download or read book Glaucoma E Book written by Tarek M. Shaarawy and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-09-05 with total page 1416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the irreversible effects of glaucoma can lead to blindness, there is high demand for early diagnosis and an ongoing need for practitioners to adopt new and evolving medical and surgical treatment options to improve patient outcomes. Glaucoma, Second Edition is the most comprehensive resource in the field delivering expert guidance for the most timely and effective diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma – aimed at specialists, fellows and general ophthalmologists. More than 300 contributors from six continents provide a truly global perspective and explore new approaches in this user friendly reference which has been updated with enhanced images, more spotlights, new videos, and more. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Get all the accuracy, expertise, and dependability you could ask for from leading specialists across six continents, for expert guidance and a fresh understanding of the subject. Develop a thorough, clinically relevant understanding of all aspects of adult and pediatric glaucoma and the latest diagnostic imaging techniques including ultrasound biomicroscopy and optical coherence tomography. Broaden your surgical repertoire with the latest surgical techniques - such as trabeculectomy, gonio-surgery, combined surgeries, and implant procedures. Glean all essential, up-to-date, need-to-know information about stem cell research, gene transfer, and implants. Find answers fast thanks to a well-organized, user-friendly full-color layout. Stay at the forefront of your field with 10 brand new chapters on trending topics including: new surgical approaches such as trabectome and canoplasty; glaucoma implications in cataract and ocular surface disease; and, updates in the costs-effectiveness of medical management. Avoid pitfalls and achieve the best outcomes thanks to more than 40 brand new spotlight commentaries from key leaders providing added insight, tips and pearls of wisdom across varying hot topics and advances in the field. Refine and improve your surgical skills by watching over 50 video clips depicting the latest techniques and procedures including: new trabeculectomy methods, needling, implants, valve complications, and more. Prevent and plan for complications in advance by examining over 1,600 illustrations, photos and graphics (1,250 in color) capturing essential diagnostics techniques, imaging methods and surgical approaches. Grasp each procedure and review key steps quickly with chapter summary boxes that provide at-a-glance quick comprehension of the key take away points.
Download or read book Glaucoma written by John C. Morrison and published by Georg Thieme Verlag. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 1252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: fontcolor="red"Refresh and update your knowledge on all new therapeutic techniques!/font Rapid advances in identifying the epidemiology, physiology, and genetics of glaucoma have led to dramatic developments in diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. This new text offers you concise coverage of every major clinical breakthrough, as well as the basic science needed to thoroughly understand all manifestations of the disease. It is written by a "who's who" of international experts, who share their tips and techniques in every information-filled chapter. Benefit from these special features: Key discussions of the pathophysiology of the disease, as well as the pharmacologic mechanisms of different drugs and their efficacy Valuable diagnostic decision diagrams that lead to quick and accurate decisions Helpful pearls, pitfalls, and special considerations that offer guidance in specific situations and show how to avoid problems and complications Nearly 300 superb, full-color illustrations that depict the distinguishing features of each entity Inclusion of such cutting-edge material as "neuroprotection", and several other new topics Whether you are an experienced practitioner needing a quick review or a resident learning a topic for the first time, Glaucoma: Science and Practice is packed with essential clinical and scientific information. Here is the timely, current, and practical resource you need to understand the complexities of glaucoma and provide optimal patient care.
Download or read book Glaucoma Surgery written by P. Bettin and published by Karger Medical and Scientific Publishers. This book was released on 2017-04-25 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first edition of this volume, published in 2012, has become an indispensable reference for clinicians, a fact that inspired the making of this 2nd edition. The book starts with a discussion of current achievements and limitations of the medical therapy of glaucoma. The focus is then placed on conventional glaucoma procedures such as trabeculectomy, deep sclerectomy, and glaucoma drainage device surgery. A chapter is dedicated to the postoperative management of filtering procedures. Further chapters review the role of the ocular surface and the issue of modulation of the scarring processes in glaucoma surgery. The second section covers some promising new devices and techniques. The final part addresses the surgical approaches to some specific clinical challenges: angle-closure glaucoma, concomitant cataract and glaucoma, pediatric glaucoma, and refractory glaucomas. This volume provides residents and general ophthalmologists with valuable new insights into the fascinating and sometimes complex aspects of glaucoma surgery. It will also assist glaucoma specialists when they review and validate therapeutic approaches with their patients.
