The Glaucoma set is regarded as the definitive (human) glaucoma text and has been written by the world's leading authorities & surgeons.
Volume 1: Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
Selected highlights/chapters include:
Pathogenesis of Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy, Aqueous Humor Dynamics & Intraocular Pressure Elevation, Mechanical Stress and Restructuring of the Optic Nerve Head, Role of Vascular Blood Flow in Pathogenesis, Electrophysiological testing, Gonioscopy & UBM, Impact of Corneal Biomechanics on Tonometry, Ocular, Hypertension, Pigmentary Glaucoma, Normal Tension Glaucoma, Uveitic Glaucoma, Target IOP, Prostagladin Analogs, Neuroprotection / Neurogeneration
Chapter authors include:
George Spaeth, Ted Krupin, Roger Hitchings, Claude Burgoyne, James Brandt, Neil Choplin, Michael Kass, Robert Ritch, Keith Barton, Norbert Pfeiffer, Len Levin & Robert Weinreb
Volume 2: Surgical Management
Selected highlights/chapters include:
When to Perform Glaucoma Surgery, Lowering IOP: Surgery Versus Medications, Early Post-operative Increase in IOP, Aqueous Misdirection, One-site Combined Surgery / Two-site Combined Surgery, Combined Cataract and Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery, Choice of Implant, Surgical Drainage Implant Technique, Postoperative Complications, Aqueous Shunts After Retinal Surgery, Modulation of Wound Healing, Endophotocoagulation, Cyclodestructive Procedures
Chapter authors include:
Michael Van Buskirk, Clive Migdal, Eve Higginbotham, David Broadway, Doug Rhee, Eli Dahan, Jeff Freedman, Dale Heuer, Anthony Molteno, George Baerveldt, Peter Netland, Douglas Esson, Gregory Schultz, Don Minckler, Peng Khaw, Mark Sherwood & Tarek Shaarawy
