Mechanisms of the Glaucomas

I. Epidemiology of Glaucoma

1. Age and Racial Variation in the Prevalence of Open-Angle Glaucoma in the USA
Joshua D. Stein, Paul P. Lee

2. Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Joyce Tombran-Tink, Colin J. Barnstable, M. Bruce Shields

3. The Reykjavik Eye Study on Prevalence of Glaucoma in Iceland and IdentifiedRisk Factors
Fridbert Jonasson, Arsaell Arnarsson, Thor Eysteinsson

4. Defined Glaucoma in Chinese Population
Chun Zhang, Ningli Wang, Wei Wang

5. The Wroclaw Epidemiological Study: Screening Possibilities of Glaucoma Detection
Radoslaw Kaczmarek, Maria H. Nizankowska

II. Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Glaucomas

6. Pretrabecular Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation
Sarwat Salim, M. Bruce Shields

7. Glaucomatous Changes in the Trabecular Meshwork
Douglas H. Johnson, Elke Lutjen-Drecoll

8. Trabecular Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation
Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, Gottfried O. H. Naumann

9. Post-Trabecular Glaucomas with Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure
Augusto Paranhos, João Antonio Prata, Paulo Augusto de Arruda Mello, Felicio Aristóteles da Silva

10. Angle-Closure Glaucomas Anterior (Pulling) Mechanisms

Malik Y. Kahook, Joel S. Schuman

11. Angle-Closure Glaucomas
Takashi Kanamoto, Hiromu K. Mishima

12. Angle-Closure Glaucomas
Yaniv Barkana, Clement C. Tham, Syril K. Dorairaj, Robert Ritch

III. Genetics of Glaucoma

13. Genetics and Glaucoma Susceptibility
Karim F. Damji, R. Rand Allingham

14. Myocilin Mutations and Their Role in Open-Angle Glaucoma
Paul N. Baird

15. The Functional Role of Myocilin in Glaucoma
Ernst R. Tamm

16. Roles of CYP1B1, Optineurin, and WDR36 Gene Mutations in Glaucoma
Mansoor Sarfarazi, Sharareh Monemi, Dharamainder Choudhary, Tayebeh Rezaie, John B. Schenkman

17. Genetic Association in the Open-Angle Glaucomas
Hui-Ju Lin, Fuu-Jen Tsai

18. ApoE Polymorphisms and Severity of Open-Angle Glaucoma
Chi Pui Pang, Clement C. Tham, Dennis Shun Chiu Lam

IV. Molecular and Cellular Responses in the Eye to Glaucoma

19. Changes in Aqueous Humor Dynamics with Age and Glaucoma
James C.H. Tan, B’Ann T. Gabelt, Paul L. Kaufman

20. Mechanosensitive Genes in the Trabecular Meshwork at Homeostasis
Teresa Borrás

21. Reactive Astrocytes in the Glaucomatous Optic Nerve Head
M. Rosario Hernandez, Bin Liu

22. Optic Neuropathy and Ganglion Cell Degeneration in Glaucoma
Dong Feng Chen, Kin-Sang Cho

23. Proteomics in Defining Pathogenic Processes Involved in Glaucomatous Neurodegeneration
Gülgün Tezel

24. Proteomic Advances Toward Understanding Mechanisms of Glaucoma Pathology
Sanjoy K. Bhattacharya, John W. Crabb

25. Molecular and Cellular Responses in the Eye to Glaucoma
Tomonari Ojima, Nagahisa Yoshimura

V. Ocular Tissue and Psychophysiological Responses

26. Ocular Biomechanics in Glaucoma
C. Ross Ethier, Victor H. Barocas, J. Crawford Downs

27. Intraocular Pressure, Perfusion Pressure, and Optic Nerve Energy Metabolism
Einar Stefánsson

28. Optic Nerve
Makoto Aihara, Goji Tomita

29. Psychophysiology of Glaucoma
Chris A. Johnson, Shaban Demirel

VI. Models of Glaucoma

30. The Primate Model of Experimental Glaucoma
Arthur J. Weber, Suresh Viswanathan

31. Involvement of Inflammation in a Mouse Model of Inherited Pigmentary Glaucoma
Wei Cao

32. Use of Purified Retinal Ganglion Cells for an In Vitro Model to Study Glaucoma
Yasumasa Otori

VII. Therapeutic Modalities

33. Pharmacological Therapies for Managing Glaucoma
Jess T. Whitson, Nalini K. Aggarwal

34. Redox-Based Therapies for Neuroprotection
Leonard A. Levin

35. Neuroprotective Signaling Pathways in Glaucoma
Frédéric Lebrun-Julien, Adriana Di Polo

36. Role of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in the Management of Glaucoma
Mark A. Latina, Navin Prasad, Jorge A. Alvarado

37. Mechanisms and Mechanics of Incisional Surgery for Glaucoma
Robert D. Fechtner, Albert S. Khouri

38. Aqueous Shunts
D. S. Minckler, S. Mosaed

39. New Approaches to the Surgical Management of the Glaucomas
Carl B. Camras, M. Bruce Shields

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Ophthalmology