Pearls of Glaucoma Management
This concise and comprehensive guide is written by international experts of the field who are familiar with the world’s literature. Based on the world’s literature and their own experience, authors state and explain how they prefer to manage patients and
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Pearls of Glaucoma Management
JoAnn A. Giaconi Simon K. Law Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi Anne L. Coleman Joseph Caprioli Editors
Pearls of Glaucoma Management Second Edition
Editors JoAnn A. Giaconi, MD Jules Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles Veterans Health Administration of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA Kouros Nouri-Mahdavi, MD Jules Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA
Simon K. Law, MD, PharmD Jules Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD Jules Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA
Joseph Caprioli, MD Jules Stein Eye Institute David Geffen School of Medicine University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA
ISBN 978-3-662-49040-2 ISBN 978-3-662-49042-6 DOI 10.1007/978-3-662-49042-6
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Foreword
If you have ever uttered the commonly expressed lament, “Glaucoma is so confusing!” then this text is for you. You will no longer be bewildered. Why practitioners may be confused about how to be of help to patients with glaucoma—in its many incarnations and reincarnations—is easily understood. The issue seems to be overwhelming when one considers that the already massive population of those with glaucoma is increasing rapidly as the world’s population increases and ages. During the past 50 years the fundamental definition of glaucoma has changed almost 180°, and the indications for treatment have become more variable and controversial, some advising early therapy an
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