Biophysical Properties in Glaucoma: Diagnostic Technologies (Hardcover, 2019)

Introduction.- 1. Importance of intraocular, intracranial and ocular prefusion pressures ( IOP, ICP, OPP) in the pathogenesis of glaucoma.- 1.1 Intraocular pressure as a risk factor.- 1.2 Intracranial pressure as a risk factor.- 1.3 Ocular perfusion pressure as a risk factor.- 1.4 Translaminar pressure difference.- 1.5 Translaminar pressure gradient.- 1.6 Lamina cribrosa (galima ir prie TPG rasyt).- 1.7 Interactions between IOP, ICP, OPP.- 2. Current visualization of anterior chamber angle.- 2.1.Possibilities in anterior segment imaging for glaucoma (UBM, AS-OCT, gonioscopy: advantages and disadvantages).- 2.2. Clinical applications in medical practice: Visualisation of anterior chamber angle, Visualisation of Schlemm`s canal, Visualisation of filtering blebs.- 3. Optic nerve and retina visualization in glaucoma.- 3.1. Imaging techniques of the optic nerve head and retinal fiber layer.- 3.2 Changes of retinal nerve fiber layer.- 3.3 Optic nerve head visualization.- 3.4. OCT - angiography appliance in glaucoma.- 4. Visual field assessment in glaucoma.- 4.1 Visual field examination.- 4.2. Principles of visual field testing.- 4.3. Visual field loss in glaucoma.- 4.4. Static automated perimetry.- 4.5. Visual field test interpretation.- 4.6. Visual function specific perimetry tests (FDT, SWAP).- 5. Structure and function congruency in glaucoma.- 5.1. Structural loss.- 5.2. Functional loss.- 5.3. Correlations between structure and function in glaucomatous damage.- 6. Ocular surface and glaucoma.- 6.1. Ocular surface anatomy and physiology.- 6.2. Ocular surface evaluation prior to glaucoma medical treatment.- 6.3. Glaucoma medication effect to ocular surface: toxicity, allergy, inflammation.- 6.4. Additional substances to glaucoma medication: preservative free treatment.- 6.5. Glaucoma: comorbidity with dry eye disease.