BookAlana L. Grajewski, Elena Bitrian, Maria Papadopoulos, Sharon F. Freedman, editors.
Summary: 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.
Contents:
Childhood glaucoma surgery : perioperative considerations
Anesthetic considerations int he evaluation of children with glaucoma and associated conditions
Pediatric examination under anesthesia
Angle surgery : goniotomy
Angle surgery : trabeculotomy
Pediatric trabeculectomy
Glaucoma drainage devices
Cyclodestruction
Other procedures for pediatric glaucoma surgery : new devices and techniques
Surgical considerations in children with corneal opacities and cataracts
Childhood glaucoma surgery in developing countries
Impact of childhood glaucoma and glaucoma surgery on quality of life.