Highlights the topics of Glaucoma Free Paper session at the 1998 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anti-glaucoma medications; Surgical interventions on patients with primary open-angle glaucoma; Information on the computer software in perimetric testing.
CONFERENCES & conventions, DISEASE management, GLAUCOMA, LASER surgery, MEDICAL care conferences
Abstract
Information about several papers discussed at a symposium on the management of glaucoma at the 2006 American Academy of Ophthalmology joint meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada is presented. It is designed to guide ophthalmologists in the management of glaucoma especially on the evaluation of disease progression and treatment with medical therapy to improve patient care. It tackled the importance of early detection of the disease and the exact use of laser and surgical options for disease management.
Highlights some of the presentations at the `Glaucoma at the Millennium' session featured at the 1996 meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Correlation between the Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph and visual field examinations; Psychophysical tests in primary open-angle and normal-tension glaucomas; Limitations of the glaucoma hemifield test.
Introduces latanoprost, a drug indicated to lower high intraocular pressure, during the 1996 meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Mechanism of action; Recommended dosage; Outcome of clinical trials.
Published
1996
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