Main description:

Glaucoma medical therapy has evolved with the advent of each new drug. This evolution has moved quickly and generated new information that clinicians need to understand, synthesize, and implement about medications that have specific benefits and risks for their glaucoma patients. This book aims to provide clinicians with an accessible guide to the current art and science of using clinically available drugs for the medical therapy of glaucoma. The contributors have attempted to present evidence-based information, while providing perspective from their clinical experience. In order to reflect the extensive changes that have occurred since the publication of the first edition in 1999, new chapters have been added about fixed combination drugs and the medical treatment of pediatric patients, and existing chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated. Glaucoma Medical Therapy will be a valuable reference for ophthalmologists in both practice and training, as well as for other practitioners who have clinical contact with glaucoma patients.

Contents:

PREFACE ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; CONTRIBUTORS ; 1. Ocular Pharmacology ; 2. Prostaglandin Analogs ; 3. Beta Blockers ; 4. Adrenergic Agents ; 5. Cholinergic Drugs ; 6. Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors ; 7. Fixed Combination Drugs ; 8. Osmotic Drugs ; 9. Systemic Drugs and Intraocular Pressure ; 10. Initial Medical Treatment ; 11. Adjunctive Medical Therapy ; 12. Special Therapeutic Situations ; 13. Pregnancy and Pediatric Patients ; 14. Compliance with Ocular Medication ; 15. From Medical to Surgical Therapy ; CME CREDIT ; ANSWER SHEET