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Author:   Joyce Tombran-Tink ,  Colin J. Barnstable ,  M. Bruce Shields
Publisher:   Humana Press Inc.
Imprint:   Humana Press Inc.
Edition:   2008 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.466kg
ISBN:  

9781627039277

ISBN 10:   1627039279
Pages:   762
Publication Date:   21 September 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Epidemiology of Glaucoma.- Age and Racial Variation in the Prevalence of Open-Angle Glaucoma in the USA.- Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.- The Reykjavik Eye Study on Prevalence of Glaucoma in Iceland and IdentifiedRisk Factors.- Defined Glaucoma in Chinese Population.- The Wroclaw Epidemiological Study: Screening Possibilities of Glaucoma Detection.- Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Glaucomas.- Pretrabecular Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation.- Glaucomatous Changes in the Trabecular Meshwork.- Trabecular Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation.- Post-Trabecular Glaucomas with Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure.- Angle-Closure Glaucomas Anterior (Pulling) Mechanisms.- Angle-Closure Glaucomas.- Angle-Closure Glaucomas.- Genetics of Glaucoma.- Genetics and Glaucoma Susceptibility.- Myocilin Mutations and Their Role in Open-Angle Glaucoma.- The Functional Role of Myocilin in Glaucoma.- Roles of CYP1B1, Optineurin, and WDR36 Gene Mutations in Glaucoma.- Genetic Association in the Open-Angle Glaucomas.- ApoE Polymorphisms and Severity of Open-Angle Glaucoma.- Molecular and Cellular Responses in the Eye to Glaucoma.- Changes in Aqueous Humor Dynamics with Age and Glaucoma.- Mechanosensitive Genes in the Trabecular Meshwork at Homeostasis.- Reactive Astrocytes in the Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Head.- Optic Neuropathy and Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Glaucoma.- Proteomics in Defining Pathogenic Processes Involved in Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration.- Proteomic Advances Toward Understanding Mechanisms of Glaucoma Pathology.- Molecular and Cellular Responses in the Eye to Glaucoma.- Ocular Tissue and Psychophysiological Responses.- Ocular Biomechanics in Glaucoma.- Intraocular Pressure, Perfusion Pressure, and OpticNerve Energy Metabolism.- Optic Nerve.- Psychophysiology of Glaucoma.- Models of Glaucoma.- The Primate Model of Experimental Glaucoma.- Involvement of Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Inherited Pigmentary Glaucoma.- Use of Purified Retinal Ganglion Cells for an In Vitro Model to Study Glaucoma.- Therapeutic Modalities.- Pharmacological Therapies for Managing Glaucoma.- Redox-Based Therapies for Neuroprotection.- Neuroprotective Signaling Pathways in Glaucoma.- Role of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in the Management of Glaucoma.- Mechanisms and Mechanics of Incisional Surgery for Glaucoma.- Aqueous Shunts.- New Approaches to the Surgical Management of the Glaucomas.

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