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Edited By
David Edgar, BSc, MCOptom, Head of Department of Optometry and Visual Science, City University, London, UK
Alicja Rudnicka, MSc, PhD, MCOptom, Senior Research Fellow in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Department of Community Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
Description
This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. It aims to provide the background knowledge
needed by optometrists embarking on co-management/shared-care of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (POAG) and to reinforce the knowledge of
those already involved in co-management/shared-care practice.
Contents
Epidemiology of primary open angle glaucoma
The production and drainage of aqueous humour
Histopathology and pathogenesis of glaucomatous
optic neuropathy
Evaluation of the anterior chamber angle
Interpretation of visual field measures from automated and semi-automated
perimeters
Visual function in glaucoma
Diagnosis of the glaucomas 1: visual field changes
Diagnosis of the glaucomas 2: intraocular
pressure
Diagnosis of glaucoma through examination of the optic nerve head
Medical management of the glaucomas 1: pharmacological
principles
Medical management of the glaucomas 2:
Laser and surgical treatment of glaucoma
Glaucoma shared care schemes
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 208 pages, publication date: FEB-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-3782-4
ISBN-10: 0-7506-3782-X
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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Last update: 27 Sep 2008
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