Full Description
The book provides a comprehensive treatise on all aspects of congenital and pediatric glaucoma. Pediatric glaucoma, due to dependence on anaesthesia facility, are usually managed only in tertiary eye care centers. Being a difficult entity for comprehensive evaluation, many ophthalmologists lack adequate experience in diagnosing and managing this specialized group of patients. Pediatric glaucoma are an important cause of ocular morbidity and visual impairment, which if diagnosed in time, pays dividend in terms of improved quality of life, visual outcome and less disability associated life years in this young age group. Early diagnosis, prompt and effective treatment and rehabilitation play an important role in final visual outcomes. The book covers all important aspects of pediatric examination beginning from clinical examination, diagnostic investigations and treatment protocols. Certain examinations like intraocular pressure measurement, gonioscopy, detailed fundus examination need sedation/ anaesthesia. The video based procedural modules aim to explain standard protocols for performing basic examination in children, such as, under anaesthesia or sedation. It has a case based approach for all types of childhood glaucomas, which helps the residents, glaucoma fellows and practicing ophthalmologists alike to identify different types of childhood glaucomas, plan respective management and refer early, whenever indicated for these conditions. The book will serve as a ready reckoner, an authentic reference book and a teaching tool for practicing glaucoma specialists, general ophthalmologists, ophthalmology residents and glaucoma fellows.
The editors have extensive experience in dealing with pediatric glaucoma and contributed years of teaching and research in this field. This book primarily consists of images, diagrams, case presentations and illustrative videos wherever required. It illustrates the clinical findings of different pediatric glaucomas andhence acts as a practical teaching tool by providing a plethora of clinical pictures in adjunct to a short case scenario.
Contents
Section 1.- 1 Embryology and pathophysiology.- 2 Classification and genetics of Childhood Glaucoma.- 3 Role of Genetics in childhood glaucoma.- Section 2: Clinical evaluation.- 4 Tonometry.- 5 Gonioscopy,- 6 Fundus evaluation.- 7 Perimetry.- 8 Examination under anaesthesia.- Section 3: Primary Childhood Glaucoma.- 9 Primary congenital glaucoma.- 10 Juvenile open angle glaucoma.- Section 4: Secondary Childhood Glaucoma with non acquired conditions.- 11 Axenfeld Rieger Syndrome.- 12 Peter's syndrome.- 13 Congenital ectropion uvae.- 14 Aniridia.- 15 Lens associated glaucoma.- 16 Sturge Weber Syndrome and associated syndromes.- 17 Miscellaneous.- Section 5: Acquired Secondary Childhood Glaucoma.- 18 Post-surgical glaucoma.- 19 Uveitic glaucoma.- 20 Post traumatic glaucoma.- 21 Retinopathy of prematurity with glaucoma.- 22 Steroid induced glaucoma.- 23 Retinoblastoma with glaucoma.- Section 6: Ancillary Investigations.- 24 Anterior segment imaging.- 25 Posterior segment OCT.- 26 Heidelberg retinal tomography.- 27 Confocal microscopy.- 28 Specular microscopy.- 29 Histopathology.- Section 7: Management and rehabilitation.- 30 Medical.- 31 Combined trabeculotomy and trabeculectomy.- 32 Goniotomy.- 33 Illuminated microcatheter associated trabeculotomy.- 34 Gonioscopy assisted transluminal trabeculotomy.- 35 Trabectome surgery.- 36 Glaucoma drainage devices.- 37 Cyclodestructive procedures.- 38 Cataract surgery in buphthalmic eyes.- 39 Visual Rehablitation.
