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Autore: |
Alwitry Amar
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Titolo: |
Shared care glaucoma [[electronic resource] ] : a clinical text for ophthalmic allied professionals / / Amar Alwitry
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Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2008 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (261 p.) |
Disciplina: | 617.7/41 |
Soggetto topico: | Glaucoma |
Ophthalmic assistants | |
Health care teams | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Section 1: About Glaucoma; Chapter 2: Epidemiology and risk factors for glaucoma; Chapter 3: Genetics; Chapter 4: The pathophysiology of glaucoma; Chapter 5: Anterior segment examination; Chapter 6: Assessing the angle; Chapter 7: Evaluation of the optic nerve head; Chapter 8: Imaging technology in the assessment of the optic disc and retinal nerve fiber layer; Chapter 9: The intraocular pressure; Chapter 10: Central corneal thickness and the intraocular pressure; Chapter 11: Evaluating the visual field |
Chapter 12: Other perimetry devicesSection 2: Detecting progression; Chapter 13: Identifying progressive visual-field loss; Chapter 14: Identifying progressive morphological change; Section 3: Management of glaucoma; Chapter 15: Target IOP; Chapter 16: Glaucoma medications; Chapter 17: Management protocols; Chapter 18: Surgery and laser treatment for glaucoma; Chapter 19: Compliance; Section 4: Specific Glaucoma Entities; Chapter 20: Normal-tension glaucoma; Chapter 21: Secondary open-angle glaucoma; Chapter 22: Primary angle closure; Chapter 23: Secondary angle closure | |
Chapter 24: Steroid-induced glaucomaChapter 25: Landmark studies; Appendix: Ensuring accurate Goldmann tonometry; Index | |
Sommario/riassunto: | Shared Care Glaucoma provides concise, clear and user-friendly information for the non-ophthalmologist caring for glaucoma patients. It would also be an ideal text for ophthalmic trainees learning about glaucoma management and for generalist ophthalmologists who want to refresh their approach to their glaucoma care.The book covers the aetiology, classification, diagnosis and management of glaucoma under the four key sections: About Glaucoma, Detecting Progression, Treating Glaucoma and Specific Glaucoma Entities, enabling the reader to comfortably manage glaucoma patients and offering |
Titolo autorizzato: | Shared care glaucoma ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-282-13927-4 |
9786612139277 | |
1-4443-0933-1 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910454628603321 |
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