PATHOGENESIS AND RISK FACTORS OF GLAUCOMA

by Gramer, Eugen; Grehn, Franz

• ISBN13: 9783540659129
• ISBN10: 3540659129
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Univ. of Wuerzburg, Germany. Presents 25 contributions presented at the Glaucoma Symposium of the University Eye Hospital, Wuerzburg, held in Friedrichsruhe, Germany, on September 3-5, 1998. Discusses compliance with medical therapy, wound healing, genetic risk factors, gene therapy, optic nerve damage in relation to ischemia, and more. For researchers and clinicians.

Table of Contents

Ophthalmology's Contributions to Clinical Research and Glaucoma Study Designs Utilized in Journal Publications During the Last Decade	p. 1
Glaucoma - The Metamorphosis of the Content of a Term During the Course of Time	p. 10
Lack of Knowledge About Glaucoma: A Possible Risk Factor for Blindness from the Disease	p. 22
Compliance with Medical Therapy in Chronic Glaucoma	p. 25
Mechanisms of Glaucoma Development in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome	p. 34
Wound Healing and Scarring of the Developing Filtering Bleb - A Major Challenge in Glaucoma Surgery	p. 50
Neurotransmitter Receptors as Potential Targets of Glaucoma Pathogens	p. 57
Genetic Risk Factors for Glaucoma	p. 67
Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma	p. 76
The TIGR Gene: Prospects for Understanding Glaucoma Mechanisms and Environmental/Genetic Interactions	p. 85
Gene Therapy for Glaucoma: Anterior and Posterior Segments Targets, Delivery Systems, Constraints	p. 93
Morphology of the Trabecular Meshwork	p. 101
Contractility of the Trabecular Meshwork: A Target for Treatment of Glaucoma?	p. 108
The Actin Cytoskeleton and Aqueous Outflow	p. 117
Glaucoma Screening: A Vehicle for Continuing Medical Education	p. 123
Disc Damage as a Prognostic and Therapeutic Consideration in the Management of Patients with Glaucoma	p. 135
Disc Hemorrhage as a Risk Factor for Progression of Normal-Tension Glaucoma	p. 145
What is the Potential for Optic Disc Imaging in the Management of POAG?	p. 155
Early Detection of Paracentral Defects: Implications for Neuroprotection in Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma	p. 157
A New Unification Hypothesis of the Pathogenesis of Glaucomas Based on Clinical Studies on Disc Appearance in Relation to the Stage of Visual Field Loss in Different Types of Glaucoma	p. 170
The Intraocular Pressure as a Continuous Risk Factor for Glaucoma	p. 204
Target Pressures in Glaucoma	p. 209
Relationship Between Transient or Permanent Low Blood Pressure and Glaucoma	p. 213
Retinal Ischemia as a Risk Factor for Secondary Glaucoma and Its Clinical Consequences	p. 217
Specific Treatment of Causal Factors in Glaucoma	p. 233
Subject Index	p. 241
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