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The Mystery of Glaucoma
Edited by Tomaš Kubena, ISBN 978-953-307-567-9, Hard cover, 352 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published September 06, 2011 under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/1028
Since long ago scientists have been trying hard to show up the core of glaucoma. To its understanding we needed to penetrate gradually to its molecular level. The newest pieces of knowledge about the molecular biology of glaucoma are presented in the first section. The second section deals with the clinical problems of glaucoma. Ophthalmologists and other medical staff may find here more important understandings for doing their work. What would our investigation be for, if not owing to the people’s benefit? The third section is full of new perspectives on glaucoma. After all, everybody believes and relies – more or less – on bits of hopes of a better future. Just let us engage in the mystery of glaucoma, to learn how to cure it even to prevent suffering from it. Each information in this book is an item of great importance as a precious stone behind which genuine, through and honest piece of work should be observed.
- Chapter 1
Evidence of Oxidative Stress Damage in Glaucoma - Chapter 2
Differential Effects of Elevated Hydrostatic Pressure on Gene Expression and Protein Phosphorylation in Optic Nerve Head Astrocytes - Chapter 3
Homocysteine in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Glaucoma - Chapter 4
Expression of Metabolic Coupling and Adhesion Proteins in the Porcine Optic-Nerve Head: Relevance to a Flow Model of Glaucoma - Chapter 5
Anatomical and Molecular Responses Triggered in the Retina by Axonal Injury - Chapter 6
Neuroprotective Agents in Glaucoma - Chapter 7
The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma - Chapter 8
The use of Confocal Scanning Laser Tomography in the Evaluation of Progression in Glaucoma - Chapter 9
Nerve Fiber Layer Defects Imaging in Glaucoma - Chapter 10
Optic Neuropathy Mimicking Normal Tension Glaucoma Associated with Internal Carotid Artery Hypoplasia - Chapter 11
Optic Nerve Head Blood Flow in Glaucoma - Chapter 12
Measurement of Anterior Chamber Angle with Optical Coherence Tomography - Chapter 13
Association of TNF-alpha and TNF-beta Gene Polymorphisms with Primary Open Angle and Primary Angle Closure Glaucoma - Chapter 14
Immune Modulation in Glaucoma – Can Manipulation of Microglial Activation Help? - Chapter 15
Stem Cell Based Therapies for Glaucoma - Chapter 16
Functional and Structural Evaluation of Retrobulbar Glaucomateus Damage - Chapter 17
Central Changes in Glaucoma: Neuroscientific Study Using Animal Models - Chapter 18
Using Artificial Neural Networks to Identify Glaucoma Stages


