Main description:

Chandler and Grant's Glaucoma - one of the field's seminal texts on the medical practice and surgical management of glaucoma, now in its Sixth Edition - includes the latest updates in an area that is currently experiencing a surge of innovation.

Edited by Drs. Malik Y. Kahook and Joel S. Schuman and with contributions from the late David L. Epstein and more than 80 contributors, Chandler and Grant's Glaucoma, Sixth Edition brings together the experience of world-class glaucoma experts who belong to a long line of surgeons trained using the teachings of the original authors of this classic work.

Each chapter has been meticulously edited and updated from the previous edition, while maintaining the well-established historical teachings of Drs. Paul A. Chandler and W. Morton Grant. New chapters on medical therapy as well as thorough updates on novel and minimally invasive approaches for the surgical management of glaucoma have been added.

New topics and features in the Sixth Edition include:

Advances in imaging of the optic nerve and retina
Rho-associated protein kinase (ROCK) inhibitors
Glaucoma and cerebrospinal fluid pressure
The US Food and Drug Administration's role in the development of new diagnostic and surgical devices for patients with glaucoma

Chandler and Grant's Glaucoma has been the most relevant and invaluable reference on glaucoma for generations of ophthalmologists. This updated Sixth Edition builds on the teachings of previous editions, making the Sixth Edition as relevant in the 21st century as when the first lectures were presented by Drs. Chandler and Grant more than 55 years ago.

Contents:

Dedication
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
In Memoriam
A Look Back to the Preface to the Fifth Edition
Preface to the Sixth Edition
Introduction
Section I The Basics
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Anatomy
Peripapillary Atrophy
Chapter 3 Practical Aqueous Humor Dynamics
An Interesting Question
Testing of New Glaucoma Drugs
Chapter 4 The Patient's History: Symptoms of Glaucoma
Steroid-Induced Elevation of Intraocular Pressure
Chapter 5 Examination of the Eye
The Rule of 5%
Chapter 6 Tonometry and Tonography
Chapter 7 The Angle of the Anterior Chamber
Gonioscopy During Operation
Chapter 8 Examination of the Optic Nerve
Clinical Assessment of the Nerve Fiber Layer
Chapter 9 Imaging the Optic Nerve Head, Peripapillary, and Macula Regions in Glaucoma
Chapter 10 Imaging Devices for Angle Assessment
Chapter 11 Visual Fields and Their Relationship to the Optic Nerve
Section II Medications Used in Glaucoma Therapy
Chapter 12 Adrenergic Agents: Blockers and Agonists
Evaluating Clinical Trials
Timolol and Albino Rabbits
Laboratory Glaucoma Models
Statistical and Clinical Significance
Mechanisms of Epinephrine-Induced Cystoid Macular Edema
Chapter 13 The Miotics
Acetylcholinesterase
Drug Therapy Compliance
Limited Duration of Activity of Phospholine Iodide
Chapter 14 Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors: Systemic Use
Chapter 15 Topical Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Chapter 16 Prostaglandin Analogs
Prostaglandin Analogs and Sustained-Release Drug Delivery Platforms
Chapter 17 Rho-Associated Protein Kinase Inhibitors and Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
The Discovery of ROCK Inhibitors as a Treatment for POAG
Chapter 18 Management of Highly Elevated Intraocular Pressure
Section III Common Open-Angle Glaucomas
Chapter 19 Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Myopia
Common Mistakes in Glaucoma Management
Trabecular Glaucoma Versus Optic Nerve Glaucoma
Tonography
Chapter 20 Normal-Tension Glaucoma
Normal-Tension Glaucoma and the General Ophthalmologist
Ocular Effects of Calcium-Channel Blockers: Past Promise
Chapter 21 Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome and Open-Angle Glaucoma
Tonography in Pseudoexfoliation
Chapter 22 Pigment Dispersion and Pigmentary Glaucoma
Tonography
Section IV Angle-Closure Glaucomas
Chapter 23 Principles of Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Iris Retraction Syndrome
Pseudo-Unilateral Angle Closure
Chapter 24 Acute Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
Anterior Chamber Deepening With Mechanical Breaking of Peripheral Anterior Synechiae With an Iris Spatula (Goniosynechialysis)
Chapter 25 Subacute (and Chronic) Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Chapter 26 Angle-Closure Glaucoma: Evaluation and Treatment After Iridotomy
Chapter 27 Plateau Iris
Chapter 28 The Use of Special Tests in Narrow-Angled Eyes
Goniolens Characteristics
Section V Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucomas
Chapter 29 Principles of Secondary Angle-Closure Glaucomas
Chapter 30 The Malignant Glaucoma Syndromes
The History of Mydriatic-Cycloplegic Therapy
The Chandler Operation (1965)
Chapter 31 Nanophthalmos: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 32 Neovascular Glaucoma
Chapter 33 Iridocorneal Endothelial Syndrome
Chapter 34 Glaucoma After Vitreoretinal Procedures
Intraocular Gas and Altitude
Chapter 35 Angle-Closure Glaucoma Due to Multiple Cysts of the Iris and Ciliary Body
Chapter 36 Angle-Closure Glaucoma Secondary to Occlusion of the Central Retinal Vein
Chapter 37 Angle-Closure Glaucoma Secondary to Acute Myopia
Acute Bilateral Transitory Myopia Associated With Open-Angle Glaucoma
Chapter 38 Glaucoma After Penetrating Keratoplasty
Section VI Combined Mechanisms
Chapter 39 Combined Open-Angle and Angle-Closure Glaucoma
Chapter 40 Glaucoma in the Pseudophakic and Aphakic Eye
Glaucoma Surgery in Pseudophakia and Aphakia: A Historical Perspective
Chapter 41 Characteristically Unilateral Glaucomas: Differential Diagnosis
Chapter 42 Glaucoma Secondary to Intraocular Tumors
Section VII Secondary Open-Angle Glaucomas
Chapter 43 Glaucoma Due to Intraocular Inflammation
Chapter 44 Glaucoma Due to Trauma
Secondary Glaucoma in Black Patients: The Importance of Sickling:
Iris Retraction Syndrome
Chapter 45 Corticosteroid Glaucoma
Chapter 46 Hemolytic or Ghost-Cell Glaucoma
Chapter 47 Glaucoma Associated With Extraocular Venous Congestion (Increased Episcleral Venous Pressure)
Aqueous Humor Dynamics
Chapter 48 Lens-Induced Glaucoma
Understanding Lens-Induced Glaucomas
Completely Dislocated Hypermature Cataract and Glaucoma
Chapter 49 Amyloidosis and Open-Angle Glaucoma
Chapter 50 Glaucoma in the Phakomatoses
Chapter 51 Juvenile Open-Angle Glaucoma
Section VIII Laser Methods in Glaucoma
Chapter 52 Glaucoma Laser Surgery
Chapter 53 Laser Trabeculoplasty
Chapter 54 Laser Trabeculoplasty: How Does It Work?
How I Do Laser Trabeculopasty
Chapter 55 Post-Laser Elevation of Intraocular Pressure
Chapter 56 Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
The Choice of Iridotomy Lens
Technique of Laser Iridotomy
One Technique for Laser Peripheral Iridotomy
Which Laser Should I Use?
Chapter 57 Cyclodestruction
Chapter 58 Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty
Practical Considerations for Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty
Personal Technique
Section IX Glaucoma Surgery
Chapter 59 What to Say to Patients With Glaucoma Prior to Filtration Surgery
Chapter 60 Filtering Surgery in the Management of Glaucoma
Antiproliferative Therapy for Filtration Surgery
Externalized Releasable Sutures in Filtering Surgery
How to Handle Mitomycin C
Chapter 61 Postoperative Management Following Filtration Surgery
Performing a Choroidal Tap
Treatment of Hypotonous Maculopathy
Chapter 62 The Management of Coexisting Cataract and Advanced Glaucoma
The Management of Coexisting Cataract and Mild to Moderate Glaucoma
Chapter 63 Aqueous Shunting Procedures
Chapter 64 Cyclodialysis
Mystery Diagnosis
Chapter 65 Surgical Peripheral Iridectomy
Chapter 66 Schlemm's Canal Surgery for Glaucoma Management
Goniotomy for Treatment of Glaucoma in Adults
Chapter 67 Suprachoroidal Approach to Glaucoma Surgery
Chapter 68 Treatment of Occludable Angles and Angle Closure With Cataract Extraction
Section X Diagnosis and Treatment of Glaucoma in Children
Chapter 69 Pediatric Glaucoma
Chapter 70 Unusual Pediatric Glaucomas
Section XI Special Considerations
Chapter 71 The Role of the Cornea in Managing Glaucoma
Chapter 72 Twenty-Four-Hour Intraocular Pressure Monitoring in Glaucoma
Chapter 73 The Role of Ocular Perfusion Pressure in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma
Topical Medications and Ocular Perfusion Pressure
Chapter 74 Glaucoma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure
Chapter 75 Neuroprotection in Glaucoma
Chapter 76 Adherence to Glaucoma Medical Therapy
What Do We Actually Do to Ensure Adherence?
Chapter 77 The FDA's Role in the Regulation of New Diagnostic and Surgical Devices
Financial Disclosures
Index