Pathogenesis and Risk Factors of Glaucoma [Paperback]

During a closed international symposium held in Friedrichsruhe, Germany, the latest scientific results on the pathogenesis and risk factors of glaucoma were discussed, and this volume summarises the progress made in the detection and treatment of glaucomas. The 25 contributions cover such topics as compliance, medical therapy, wound healing, genetic risk factors, disk damage in relation to visual field loss, disk haemorrhages, intraocular pressure, low blood pressure, retinal ischemia, and the treatment of causal factors in glaucoma.During a closed international glaucoma symposium in Friedrichsruhe, Germany, the most current scientific results on the pathogenesis and risk factors of glaucoma were discussed. The progress which has been made in glaucoma detection and treatment of new insights into the pathomechanisms of the glaucomas are summarized in this symposium volume in 25 contributions. This book, which includes topics such as compliance, medical therapy, wound healing, genetic risk factors, disk damage in relation to visual field loss, disk hemorrhages, intraocular pressure, low blood pressure, retinal ischemia, and treatment of causal factors in glaucoma, will appeal to ophthalmologists and particularly to glaucoma specialists.1. Ophthalmologys Contributions to Clinical Research and Glaucoma  Study Designs Utilized in Journal Publications During the Last Decade.- 2. Glaucoma  The Metamorphosis of the Content of a Term During the Course of Time.- 3. Lack of Knowledge About Glaucoma: A Possible Risk Factor for Blindness from the Disease.- 4. Compliance with Medical Therapy in Chronic Glaucoma.- 5. Mechanisms of Glaucoma Development in Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome.- 6. Wound Healing and Scarring of the Developing Filtering Bleb  A Major Challenge in Glaucoma Surgery.- 7. Neurotransmitter Receptors as Potential Targets of Glaucoma Pathogens.- 8. Genetic Risk Factors for Glaucoma.- 9. Molecular Genetics of Glaucoma.- 10. The TIGR Gene: Prospects for UnderstandinlÓn