New Trends in Basic and Clinical Research of Glaucoma: A Neurodegenerative Disease of the Visual System – Part B

Examines new trends and developments in the basic and clinical research of glaucoma

Giacinto Bagetta (Volume editor), Carlo Nucci (Volume editor)

9780128046081

Hardback, published 20 October 2015

412 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.7 cm, 0.75 kg

New Trends in Basic and Clinical Research of Glaucoma: A Neurodegenerative Disease of the Visual System - Part B is the latest volume from Progress in Brain Research focusing on new trends in basic and clinical research of glaucoma. This established international series examines major areas of basic and clinical research within neuroscience, as well as emerging subfields.

1. Molecular Biomarkers in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma: From Non-Invasive to Invasive

Luca Agnifili, Damiana Pieragostino, Alessandra Mastropasqua, Vincenzo Fasanella, Lorenza Brescia, Gian Marco Tosi, Paolo Sacchetta and Leonardo Mastropasqua

2. Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure in the Pathogenesis of Glaucoma

Jost B. Jonas, Robert Ritch and Songhomitra Panda-Jonas

3. Links Among Glaucoma, Neurodegenerative and Vascular Diseases of the Central Nervous System

Carlo Nucci, Alessio Martucci, Massimo Cesareo, Francesco Garaci, Luigi A. Morrone, Rossella Russo, Maria Tiziana Corasaniti, Giacinto Bagetta and Raffaele Mancino

4. New Technologies for Measuring Intraocular Pressure

Julian Garcia-Feijoo, Jose María Martinez-de-la-Casa, Laura Morales-Fernandez, Federico Saenz Frances, Enrique Santos-Bueso, Sofia Garcia-Saenz and Carmen Mendez-Hernandez

5. Emerging Risk Factors for Glaucoma Onset and Progression

Dana Blumberg, Alon Skaat and Jeffrey M. Liebmann

6. Strategies to Improve Early Diagnosis in Glaucoma

Andrew J. Tatham, Felipe A. Medeiros, Linda Zangwill and Robert N. Weinreb

7. How to Detect Progression in Glaucoma

Jayme R. Vianna and Balwantray C. Chauhan

8. Brain Imaging in Glaucoma from Clinical Studies to Clinical Practice

Francesco Garaci, Simone Altobelli, Nicola Toschi, Raffaele Mancino, Carlo Nucci, Orazio Schillaci and Roberto Floris

9. Primary Congenital Glaucoma

Fang Ko, Maria Papadopoulos and Peng T. Khaw

10. New Findings in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma

Giorgio Marchini, Francesca Chemello, Davide Berzaghi and Andrea Zampieri

11. Advance in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Normal Tension Glaucoma

Rodolfo Mastropasqua, Vincenzo Fasanella, Luca Agnifili, Michela Fresina, Silvio Di Staso, Angela Di Gregorio, Giorgio Marchini and Marco Ciancaglini

12. Exfoliative Glaucoma: New Evidence in the Pathogenesis and Treatment

Stefano Miglior and Francesca Bertuzzi

13. Uveitis and Glaucoma: New Insights in the Pathogenesis and Treatment

Chelvin C. A. Sng, Marcus Ang and Keith Barton

14. Glaucoma Risks in Advanced Corneal Surgery

Vincenzo Maurino and Francesco Aiello

15. Twenty-Four Hour Efficacy of Glaucoma Medications

Anastasios G. P. Konstas, Andreas Katsanos, Luciano Quaranta, Dimitrios G. Mikropoulos, Paris G. Tranos and Miguel A. Teus

16. Modulation of Wound Healing in Glaucoma Surgery

Sarah Van de Velde, Tine Van Bergen, Evelien Vandewalle, Lieve Moons and Ingeborg Stalmans

17. Emerging Surgical Therapy in the Treatment of Glaucoma

Marco Nardi, Giamberto Casini, Gianluca Guidi and Michele Figus

18. Visual Disability and Quality of Life in Glaucoma Patients Massimo Cesareo, Elena Ciuffoletti, Federico Ricci, Filippo Missiroli, Mario Alberto Giuliano, Raffaele Mancino and Carlo Nucci

Subject Areas: Neurosciences [PSAN], Neurology & clinical neurophysiology [MJN]