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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782698803321

Titolo

Angle closure glaucoma / / edited by Chul Hong and Tetsuya Yamamoto ; associate editors, Ki Ho Park and Yong Yeon Kim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Kugler Publications, , 2007

ISBN

90-6299-843-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (289 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

HongCh'ŏl

YamamotoTetsuya

PakKi-ho

KimYong Yeon

Disciplina

617.74

Soggetti

Angle-closure glaucoma

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This title has been published at the occasion of the 5th Meeting of the Asian Angle Closure Glaucoma Club 2007 in cooperation with the AACGC"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Table of Contents; Preface; History; Epidemiology of angle closure glaucoma; Anatomy and biometry; Pathophysiology of angle-closure glaucoma; Classification; Screening for angle-closure glaucoma; Gonioscopy; Provocative test; Ultrasound biomicroscopy; Anterior segment optical coherence tomography; New approaches to visualize the anterior chamber angle; Optic nerve and visual field examinations; Acute angle closure; Intermittent angle closure; Chronic angle closure; Occludable angles; Plateau iris; Lens-associated angle closure; Secondary angle-closure glaucoma; Malignant glaucoma

Medical treatment; Laser iridotomy; Argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI); Trabeculectomy; Goniosynechialysis; Phacoemulsification in patients with preexisting primaryangle-closure glaucoma; Combined surgery; Paracentesis; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

It is a great pleasure and honor to announce that members of the Asian Angle-Closure Glaucoma Club (AACGC) have finally launched the publication of the Angle-Closure Glaucoma textbook. We, the editors of the AACGC, would like to convey our deepest appreciation to the members of the AACGC who dedicated their time and efforts to developing the book, and celebrate this landmark publication in angle-



closure glaucoma with all of the members of the AACGC.    On October 18, 2001, the AACGC was founded by Chul Hong, Yong Yeon Kim, Ki Ho Park (Korea), Tetsuya Yamamoto (Japan), Prin Rojanapongpun (Thail