Interdisciplinary Approaches to Nonlinear Complex Systems (Springer Series in Synergetics) - Hardcover

Haken, H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387568344 ISBN 13: 9780387568348

Publisher: Springer Verlag, 1993

Synopsis

PART I. THE BASICS.- 1. Glaucoma in the 21st Century.- 2. An Evidence-Based Approach to Glaucoma Care.- 3. Glaucoma Risk Factors: Intraocular Pressure.- 4. Glaucoma Risk Factors: Fluctuations in Intraocular Pressure.- 5. Glaucoma is a 24/7 Disease.- 6. Continuous Monitoring of Intraocular Pressure.- 7. Aqueous Veins and Open Angle Glaucoma.- 8. Glaucoma Risk Factors: The Cornea.- 9. Glaucoma Risk Factors: Family History - The Genetics of Glaucoma.- 10. Glaucoma Risk Factors: Ethnicity and Glaucoma.- 11. Glaucoma Risk Factors: Ocular Blood Flow.- 12. Glaucoma Risk Factors: Sleep Apnea and Glaucoma.- 13. Evaluating Ophthalmic Literature.- 14. Indicates for Therapy.- PART II. THE EXAMINATION.- 15. Clinical Examination of the Optic Nerve.- 16. Clinical Cupping: Laminar and Prelaminar Components.- 17. Disk Hemorrhages and Glaucoma.- 18. Some Lessons from the Disc Appearance in the Open Angle Glaucomas.- 19. Evaluating the Optic Nerve for Glaucomatous Progression.- 20. Digital Imaging of the Optic Nerve.- 21. Clinical Utility of Computerized Optic Nerve Analysis.- 22. Photography of the Optic Nerve.- 23. Detecting Functional Changes in the Patient's Vision - Visual Field Analysis.- 24. Using Electroretinography for Glaucoma Diagnosis.- 25. Glaucomatous vs. Non-Glaucomatous Visual Loss: The Neuro-Ophthalmic Perspective.- 26. Gonioscopy.- 27. Beyond Gonioscopy: Digital Imaging of the Anterior Segment.- 28. Office Examination of the Glaucoma Patient.- 29. Glaucoma and Driving.- 30. Electronic Medical Records in the Glaucoma Practice.- 31. Advanced Glaucoma and Low Vision: Evaluation and Treatment.- 32. Glaucoma and Medical Insurance: Billing and Coding Issues.- 33. Medical Legal Considerations When Treating Glaucoma Patients.- PART III. THE GLAUCOMAS.- 34. Primary Open Angle Glaucoma.- 35. Normal Pressure Glaucoma.- 36. Primary and Secondary Angle Closure Glaucomas.- 37. Malignant Glaucoma (Posterior Aqueous Diversion Syndrome).- 38. Pigmentary Dispersion Syndrome andGlaucoma.- 39. Exfoliation Syndrome and Glaucoma.- 40. Neovascular Glaucoma.- 41. Inflammatory Disease and Glaucoma.- 42. Posner Schlossman Syndrome.- 43. Fuchs Uveitis Syndrome and Glaucoma.- 44. Herpes Simplex Related Glaucoma.- 45. Herpes Zoster Related Glaucoma.- 46. Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome and Glaucoma.- 47. Ghost Cell Glaucoma.- 48. Fuch's Endothelial Dystrophy and Glaucoma.- 49. Ocular Trauma and Glaucoma.- 50. Infantile, Childhood, and Juvenile Glaucomas.- PART IV. THE MEDICAL TREATMENT.- 51. Medications Used to Treat Glaucoma.- 52. Choosing Adjunctive Glaucoma Therapy.- 53. Monocular Drug Trials for Glaucoma Therapy in the Community Setting.- 54. Neuroprotection of Retinal Ganglion Cells.- 55. Compliance and Adherence: Lifelong Therapy for Glaucoma.- 56. Alternative and Non-Traditional Treatments of Glaucoma.- 57. Intravitreal Steroids and Glaucoma.- 58. Pregnancy and Glaucoma.- 59. Systemic Side Effects of Glaucoma Medications.- 60. Systemic Diseases and Glaucoma.- PART V. THE SURGICAL TREATMENT.- 61. Laser Therapies: Iridotomy, Iridoplasty, Trabeculoplasty.- 62. Laser Iridoplasty Techniques for Narrow Angles and Plateau Iris Syndrome.- 63. Laser Therapies: Cyclodestructive Procedures.- 64. Laser Therapies: Newer Technologies.- 65. Incisional Therapies: Trabeculectomy Surgery.- 66. Incisional Therapies: Trabeculotomy Surgery in Adults.- 67. Incisional Therapies: Canaloplasty and New Implant Devices.- 68. Incisional Therapies: Shunts and Valved Implants.- 69. Incisional Therapies: What's on the Horizon?.- 70. Incisional Therapies: Complications of Glaucoma Surgery.- 71. Amniotic Membrane Grafts for Glaucoma Surgery.- 72. Treating Choroidal Effusions After Glaucoma Surgery .- 73. Cyclodialysis Clefts: Surgical and Traumatic.- 74. Epithelial Downgrowth.- 75. Penetrating Keratoplasty and Glaucoma.- 76. Descemet's Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK) and Glacuoma.- 77. Cataract and Glaucoma Surgery.- 78. Cataract Extraction as Treatment

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0387568344
• ISBN 13: 9780387568348
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Editor: Mikhailov Alexander S.