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The glaucomas

Robert Ritch, M. Bruce Shields, Theodore Krupin

Mosby, c1996

2nd ed

  • v. 1
  • v. 2
  • v. 3

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Written by renowned specialists, this definitive work on glaucoma provides in-depth information on the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. All aspects of treatment are discussed, including pharmacology, medical and surgical. Completely updated, the new edition includes five new chapters on laser surgery, as well as chapters on adrenergic pharmacology, nerve growth and regeneration, and genetics and glaucoma. Information on the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and epidemiology of glaucoma is also included.

Table of Contents

  • Anatomy and pathophysiology
  • determination of functional status in glaucoma
  • pharmacology
  • laser surgery
  • glaucoma surgery
  • classifications and mechanisms
  • the primary glaucomas (congenital glaucoma, open-angle glaucoma, angle-closure galucoma)
  • the secondary galucomas (glaucomas associated with developmental disorders, glaucomas associated with ocular disease, glaucomas associated with systemic disease and drugs, glaucomas associated with inflammation and trauma, glaucomas assocated with ocular surgery). (part contents)

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Details

  • NCID
    BA26394186
  • ISBN
    • 0801677025
    • 0801677025
    • 0801677025
  • LCCN
    95036707
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    St. Louis
  • Pages/Volumes
    3 v. (xv, 1807, 27 p.)
  • Size
    29 cm
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