Ocular Blood Flow and Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy (eBook)

Maneli Mozaffarieh, Josef Flammer (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2009 | 2009
VI, 105 Seiten
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-69443-4 (ISBN)

Infos

It has been suspected since more than a century that disturbed ocular blood flow (OBF) may play a role in the pathogenesis of glaucoma. Reduced OBF has been measured in glaucoma patients by numberless centres with different techniques in different tissues of the eye. And reduced OBF has been proven to be of prognostic value. Nevertheless the implementation of this knowledge into clinical practice has been very slow.

This practical book will help many ophthalmologists to better understand glaucoma. The reading of this book will not only improve patient care but also give the reader intellectual satisfaction.

Inhalt

Contents 5
Author biographies 7
Preface by Maneli Mozaffarieh 9
Preface by Josef Flammer 10
Acknowledgements 11
Abbreviations 12
Introduction 15
Basic sciences relevant to glaucoma 19
What is glaucoma? 41
Risk factors for glaucoma 49
Regulation of ocular blood flow 58
Vascular dysregulation syndrome 67
Reperfusion damage 81
Pathogenesis of glaucomatous optic neuropathy 87
Treatment strategies 91
Further reading 111
Index 113

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 31.3.2009
• Zusatzinfo: XVII, 105 p.
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Augenheilkunde
• Schlagworte: Eye • glaucoma • IOP • Optic nerve • pathogenesis • Vascular Blood Flow • Vascular Dysregulation Syndrome
• ISBN-10: 3-540-69443-9 / 3540694439
• ISBN-13: 978-3-540-69443-4 / 9783540694434