Mechanisms of the Glaucomas

Epidemiology of Glaucoma Introduction 1. Age and Racial Variation in the Prevalence of Open-Angle Glaucoma in the United States Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS, and Paul P. Lee, MD, JD 2. Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Primary Open Angle Glaucoma Paulus T.V.M. de Jong, MD, PhD1,2,3 Nomdo M. Jansonius, MD, PhD3,4 Roger C.W.Wolfs, MD, PhD3,5 Richard H.C. Zegers, MD.2,3 3. The Reykjavik Eye Study on the Prevalence of Glaucoma in Iceland and Identified Risk Factors Fridbert Jonasson MD, Arsaell Arnarsson MSc, Thor Eysteinsson Ph D. 4. Defined Glaucoma in Chinese Population Chun Zhang1, Ningli Wang2, Wei Wang1 5. The Wroclaw Epidemiological Study: Screening Possibilities of Glaucoma Detection Radoslaw Kaczmarek, MD; Maria H. Nizankowska, MD, PhD Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation in the Glaucomas Introduction 6. Pre Trabecular Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation Sarwat Salim, MD and M. Bruce Shields, MD 7. Trabecular Mechanisms of Intraocular Pressure Elevation Douglas H Johnson, MD1 and Elke Lutjen-Drecoll, MD2 8. Trabecular Mechanisms: Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome Ursula Schlötzer-Schrehardt, PhD and Gottfried O.H. Naumann, MD 9. Posttrabecular Mechanisms with Elevated Episcleral Venous Pressure Augusto Paranhos, Jr, João Antonio Prata. Jr, Paulo Augusto de Arrude Mello, and Felicio Aristóteles da Silva 10. Angle Closure Glaucomas: Anterior (Pulling) Mechanisms Malik Y. Kahook, MD1 & Joel S. Schuman, MD2 11. Angle Closure Glaucomas: Posterior (Pushing) Mechanisms With Pupillary Block HiromuMishima 12. Angle Closure Glaucomas: Posterior (Pushing) Mechanisms without Pupillary Block Yaniv Barkana, MD Clement C. Tham, MD, Syril K. Dorairaj, MD, Robert Ritch, MD Genetics of Glaucoma Introduction 13. Genetics and Glaucoma Susceptibility Karim F. Damji1 and R. Rand Allingham2 14. Myocilin Mutations and their Role in Open Angle Glaucoma Dr Paul N. Baird, BSc Hons, PhD 15. The Functional Role of Myocilin in Glaucoma Ernst R. Tamm, MD 16. Role of Cyp1b1,