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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813138203321

Titolo

Glaucoma surgery : open angle glaucoma : reports and consensus statements of the 2nd Global AIGS Consensus Meeting on Glaucoma Surgery-- Open Angle Glaucoma / / [edited by] Rober N. Weinreb and Jonathan G. Crowston

Pubbl/distr/stampa

The Hague : , : Kugler Publications, , 2005

©2005

ISBN

9786610739233

9781280739231

1280739231

9789062997497

906299749X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (ix, 134 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits

Collana

Consensus series ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

WeinrebRobert N. <1949->

CrowstonJonathan G

Disciplina

617.74

Soggetti

Glaucoma - Surgery

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Outcome measures for studies of glaucoma surgery; Indications for glaucoma surgery; Argon Laser trabeculoplasty; Wound Healing; Trabeculectomy; Combined cataract/trabeculectomy; Aqueous shunting procedures with glaucoma drainage devices; Comparison of trabeculectomy with aqeous shunting procedures with glaucoma drainage devices; Non-penetrating glaucoma drainage surgery (NPGDS); Comparison of trabeculectomy with non-penetrating glaucoma drainage surgery in open-angle glaucoma; Cyclodestruction ; Comparison of Cyclophotocoagulation and aqueous shunting procedures with glaucoma drainage devices; Concluding Remarks; Index of Authors; Financial disclosure

Sommario/riassunto

Recently, there has been considerable interest in new surgical treatments for open angle glaucoma and some have rapidly gained acceptance in clinical practice. Although some of these modalities are promising, one should always keep in mind that it is essential to



appraise all new surgical treatments with similar rigo to that demanded of new medical treatments. This consensus in glaucoma surgery for open angle glaucoma provides valuable guidelines for surgical management and has highlighted areas where scientific evidence at present is lacking.