Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (PACG) : A Logical Approach in Management

Clement C. Y. Tham

ISBN 10: 9811581223 / ISBN 13: 9789811581229

Published by Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore, 2021

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Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book aims to provide the readers with an up-to-date and evidence-based management approachfor primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), which makes effective and safe use of all the interventions currently available.The book presents to the glaucoma subspecialists and the general ophthalmologistsa clear and concise introduction to the latest advances in the management of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), from the latest imaging technologies to objectively quantify the drainage angle closure and structural glaucomatous progression, to an up-to-date review of the laser and surgical options for treating PACG. The laser and surgical interventions include laser peripheral iridotomy, laser peripheral iridoplasty, lens extraction alone or in combination with other glaucoma surgery, filtration surgery (including minimally-invasive and non-penetrating variants), goniosynechialysis (GSL), glaucoma drainage device implantation, and cyclodestructive procedures.This informative book, written based on the authors' vastclinical, teaching, and research experience in this field, will offer the readers in-depth and useful resourceson PACG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma (PACG) : A Logical Approach in Management
• Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore, Springer Nature Singapore
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9811581223
• ISBN 13: 9789811581229
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 9D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 9 millimeters depth
• Weight: 335 grams

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Synopsis

This book aims to provide the readers with an up-to-date and evidence-based management approach for primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), which makes effective and safe use of all the interventions currently available. The book presents to the glaucoma subspecialists and the general ophthalmologists a clear and concise introduction to the latest advances in the management of primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), from the latest imaging technologies to objectively quantify the drainage angle closure and structural glaucomatous progression, to an up-to-date review of the laser and surgical options for treating PACG. The laser and surgical interventions include laser peripheral iridotomy, laser peripheral iridoplasty, lens extraction alone or in combination with other glaucoma surgery, filtration surgery (including minimally-invasive and non-penetrating variants), goniosynechialysis (GSL), glaucoma drainage device implantation, and cyclodestructive procedures. This informative book, written based on the authors’ vast clinical, teaching, and research experience in this field, will offer the readers in-depth and useful resources on PACG.

About the Author

Clement CY Tham

Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Hong Kong SAR, China

clemtham@cuhk.edu.hk