Glaucoma Update International Glaucoma Symposium Nara/Japan, May 7–11, 1978

The International Council of Ophthalmology agreed to the creation of an International Glaucoma Committee, which should have a limited number of members, 40 at a maximum. This committee will hold a closed meeting every 4 years on the occasion of the International Congress of Ophthalmology and will re...

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Other Authors: Krieglstein, G.K. (Editor), Leydhecker, W. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1979, 1979
Edition:1st ed. 1979
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Carboanhydrase Inhibitor Test for Early Detection of Glaucoma
  • Discussion
  • Prognostic Value of Epinephrine Response
  • Discussion
  • Adrenoceptor Mechanisms in the Outflow Channels of Normal and Glaucomatous Eyes
  • Discussion
  • New Hypothesis on Anterior Chamber Developmental Anomalies Associated with Glaucoma
  • Results of Goniotomy and Trabeculotomy as the Initial Surgical Procedure in the Treatment of Congenital Glaucoma
  • Congenital Glaucoma: Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Trabeculectomy Specimens
  • Otto Barkan and the Pathophysiology of Primary Congenital (Infantile) Glaucoma
  • Discussion
  • Earliest Visual Field Disturbances in Glaucoma
  • Kinetic Perimetry: Interobserver Variations
  • Automatic Perimetry in Secondary Prevention of Glaucoma
  • Discussion
  • Pros and Cons of Quick-Tests in Glaucoma Perimetry
  • Discussion
  • Autoregulation of Blood Flow in the Distal Segment of the Optic Nerve
  • Discussion
  • Observer Variation in Applanation Tonometry and Estimation of the Cup Disk Ratio
  • Discussion
  • Pathogenesis of Block of Rapid Orthograde Axonal Transport by Elevated Intraocular Pressure
  • Discussion
  • Summary Report of “Biostatistical Analysis of the Collaborative Glaucoma Study”
  • Discussion
  • Present Trends in Glaucoma Research
  • Discussion
  • Advances in Ocular Pharmacology
  • Mechanism of Adrenergic Treatment of Glaucoma
  • Discussion
  • Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on the Eye: Some Experimental Studies
  • Discussion
  • Diurnal Variation of Intraocular Pressure and Its Significance in the Medical Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
  • Discussion
  • Response of the Intraocular Pressure to Various ?-Blocking Agents
  • Discussion
  • Principles and Selection of Surgical Methods in Primary Glaucoma
  • Discussion
  • Laser Treatment in Glaucoma
  • Recent Advances in Glaucoma Microsurgery
  • Discussion
  • Closing Remarks