Glaucoma Update - International Glaucoma Symposium Nara/Japan, May 7-11, 1978

The International Council of Ophthalmology agreed to the creation of an International Glaucoma Committee, which should have a limited number of members, 40 at a maximum. This committee will hold a closed meeting every 4 years on the occasion of the International Congress of Ophthalmology and will report to the International Council on the practical and clinical advances in glaucoma detection and treatment. This report will be published in the proceedings of the International Congress. The committee will advise and direct the activities of the International Glaucoma Society, which will hold a glaucoma symposion prior to each International Congress of Oph thalmology and which will be open to anyone interested in glaucoma. This is now the first meeting of the committee. W hen I look at the program and the names of the speakers, I am convinced that it will be very fruitful. This is my most sincere wish. I should like to thank very warmly Prof. Leydhecker for preparing the organization of this group and the scientific program and Prof. Mishima, Prof. Kitazawa, and all of their staff for having so beautifully organized this symposion, which will be very successful, and for having received us with such generous hospitality. I am very grateful to each of the members of the International Glaucoma Committee and to each of our Japanese friends involved in this symposion.

List of contents

Carboanhydrase Inhibitor Test for Early Detection of Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Prognostic Value of Epinephrine Response.- Discussion.- Adrenoceptor Mechanisms in the Outflow Channels of Normal and Glaucomatous Eyes.- Discussion.- New Hypothesis on Anterior Chamber Developmental Anomalies Associated with Glaucoma.- Results of Goniotomy and Trabeculotomy as the Initial Surgical Procedure in the Treatment of Congenital Glaucoma.- Congenital Glaucoma: Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Trabeculectomy Specimens.- Otto Barkan and the Pathophysiology of Primary Congenital (Infantile) Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Earliest Visual Field Disturbances in Glaucoma.- Kinetic Perimetry: Interobserver Variations.- Automatic Perimetry in Secondary Prevention of Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Pros and Cons of Quick-Tests in Glaucoma Perimetry.- Discussion.- Autoregulation of Blood Flow in the Distal Segment of the Optic Nerve.- Discussion.- Observer Variation in Applanation Tonometry and Estimation of the Cup Disk Ratio.- Discussion.- Pathogenesis of Block of Rapid Orthograde Axonal Transport by Elevated Intraocular Pressure.- Discussion.- Summary Report of "Biostatistical Analysis of the Collaborative Glaucoma Study".- Discussion.- Present Trends in Glaucoma Research.- Discussion.- Advances in Ocular Pharmacology.- Mechanism of Adrenergic Treatment of Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on the Eye: Some Experimental Studies.- Discussion.- Diurnal Variation of Intraocular Pressure and Its Significance in the Medical Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Response of the Intraocular Pressure to Various ?-Blocking Agents.- Discussion.- Principles and Selection of Surgical Methods in Primary Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Laser Treatment in Glaucoma.- Recent Advancesin Glaucoma Microsurgery.- Discussion.- Closing Remarks.

Summary

The International Council of Ophthalmology agreed to the creation of an International Glaucoma Committee, which should have a limited number of members, 40 at a maximum. This committee will hold a closed meeting every 4 years on the occasion of the International Congress of Ophthalmology and will report to the International Council on the practical and clinical advances in glaucoma detection and treatment. This report will be published in the proceedings of the International Congress. The committee will advise and direct the activities of the International Glaucoma Society, which will hold a glaucoma symposion prior to each International Congress of Oph thalmology and which will be open to anyone interested in glaucoma. This is now the first meeting of the committee. W hen I look at the program and the names of the speakers, I am convinced that it will be very fruitful. This is my most sincere wish. I should like to thank very warmly Prof. Leydhecker for preparing the organization of this group and the scientific program and Prof. Mishima, Prof. Kitazawa, and all of their staff for having so beautifully organized this symposion, which will be very successful, and for having received us with such generous hospitality. I am very grateful to each of the members of the International Glaucoma Committee and to each of our Japanese friends involved in this symposion.

Product details

• Assisted by: K Krieglstein (Editor), G K Krieglstein (Editor), G. K. Krieglstein (Editor), G.K. Krieglstein (Editor), Leydhecker (Editor), Leydhecker (Editor), W. Leydhecker (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.11.2012
• EAN: 9783540093503
• ISBN: 978-3-540-09350-3
• No. of pages: 226
• Weight: 427 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 226 p. 12 illus.
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine