Surgical Management of Childhood Glaucoma
Surgical Management of Childhood Glaucoma
This comprehensive guide thoroughly covers the characteristics and presentations of childhood glaucoma, as well as all surgical options for treatment. Surgical Management of Childhood Glaucoma: Clinical Considerations and Techniques addresses a variety of surgical methods, ranging from angle surgery with recent modifications to cyclodestruction, reviewing each option's particular set of advantages and disadvantages, and features illustrations and instructional videos of these techniques. Later chapters consider best-practices to providing surgery in developing countries, surgical considerations for patients with corneal opacities and cataracts, and the impact of glaucoma upon quality of life of pediatric patients. Written by leaders in the field of ophthalmology, this book offers readers an exceptional resource on the evaluation and surgical management of childhood glaucoma.
Chapter 1 Surgical Management of Childhood Glaucoma: Clinical Considerations and Techniques-Introduction
Chapter 2 Anesthetic Considerations in the Evaluation of Children with Glaucoma and Associated Conditions
Chapter 3 Pediatric Exam Under Anesthesia
Chapter 4 Angle Surgery: Goniotomy
Chapter 5 Angle Surgery: Trabeculotomy
Chapter 6 Pediatric Trabeculectomy
Chapter 7 Glaucoma Drainage Devices
Chapter 8 Cyclodestruction
Chapter 9 Other Procedures for Pediatric Glaucoma Surgery: New Devices and Techniques
Chapter 10 Surgical Considerations in Children with Corneal Opacities and Cataracts
Chapter 11 Childhood Glaucoma Surgery in Developing Countries
Chapter 12 Impact of Childhood Glaucoma and Glaucoma Surgery on Quality of Life.
Grajewski, Alana L.
Bitrian, Elena
Papadopoulos, Maria
Freedman, Sharon F.
| ISBN | 978-3-030-09609-0 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783030096090 |
| Medientyp | Buch |
| Auflage | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 |
| Copyrightjahr | 2019 |
| Verlag | Springer, Berlin |
| Umfang | XIII, 192 Seiten |
| Abbildungen | XIII, 192 p. 57 illus., 52 illus. in color. |
| Sprache | Englisch |
