The Mystery of Glaucoma

preface_The Mystery of Glaucoma......Page 1
Part 1......Page 11
01 Evidence of Oxidative Stress\rDamage in Glaucoma\r......Page 13
02 Differential Effects of Elevated Hydrostatic\rPressure on Gene Expression and\rProtein Phosphorylation in\rOptic Nerve Head Astrocytes\r......Page 29
03 Homocysteine in the Pathogenesis\rof Chronic Glaucoma\r......Page 51
04 Expression of Metabolic Coupling and Adhesion\rProteins in the Porcine Optic-Nerve Head:\rRelevance to a Flow Model of Glaucoma\r......Page 71
05 Anatomical and Molecular Responses Triggered\rin the Retina by Axonal Injury\r......Page 101
06 Neuroprotective Agents in Glaucoma\r......Page 125
Part 2......Page 155
07 The Optic Nerve in Glaucoma\r......Page 157
08 The use of Confocal\rScanning Laser Tomography in the\rEvaluation of Progression in Glaucoma\r......Page 181
09 Nerve Fiber Layer Defects Imaging in Glaucoma\r......Page 197
10 Optic Neuropathy Mimicking\rNormal Tension Glaucoma\rAssociated with Internal\rCarotid Artery Hypoplasia\r......Page 209
11 Optic Nerve Head Blood Flow in Glaucoma\r......Page 217
Part 3......Page 229
12 Measurement of Anterior Chamber Angle with\rOptical Coherence Tomography\r......Page 231
13 Association of TNF-α and TNF-β Gene\rPolymorphisms with Primary Open Angle and\rPrimary Angle Closure Glaucoma\r......Page 239
14 Immune Modulation in Glaucoma –\rCan Manipulation of Microglial Activation Help?\r......Page 267
15 Stem Cell Based Therapies for Glaucoma\r......Page 279
16 Functional and Structural Evaluation of\rRetrobulbar Glaucomateus Damage\r......Page 303
17 Central Changes in Glaucoma:\rNeuroscientific Study Using Animal Models\r......Page 317
18 Using Artificial Neural Networks to Identify\rGlaucoma Stages\r......Page 341