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1 CONTENTS Dedication... About the Editor... About the Associate Editors... Contributing Authors... Introduction... xxv Chapter 1 Introduction to Basic Concepts of Glaucoma Surgery... I The Surgical Decision-Making Process... 3 Kathryn L. Pepple, MD, PhD and R. Rand Allingham, MD Chapter 2 Chapter 3 SECTION I1 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 SECTION I11 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Surgical Anatomy David Fleischman, MD and John P. Berdahl, MD Wound Modulation After Filtration Surgery Leonard K. Seibold, MD and Malik Y. Kahook, MD Trabeculectomy Trabeculectomy Surgery: Decision Making and Technique Marcos Reyes, MD; James A. Fox, MD; and Mahmoud A. Khairni, MD Trabeculectomy: Management of Postoperative Complications Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation Preoperative Evaluation for Glaucoma Drainage Device Surgery Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS Types of Glaucoma Drainage Implants Standard Technique for Implanting Glaucoma Drainage Devices Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS... Location of Glaucoma Drainage Implants and Tubes 95 Gabriel T. Chong, MD and Richard K. Lee, MD, PhD

2 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 SECTION IV Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 SECTION V Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Use of Antimetabolites With Tube Shunt Surgery Anup K. Khatana, MD Considerations on Day of Glaucoma Drainage Implant Surgery Postoperative Management of Glaucoma Drainage Implants Glaucoma Drainage Devices: Management of Intraoperative and Postoperative Complications Glaucoma Surgery Combined With Cataract Extraction Cataract Surgery and Intraocular Pressure John P. Berdahl, MD and Thomas W. Samuelson, MD Endoscopic Cyclophotocoagulation Steven R. Sarkisian Jr, MD Combined Phacoemulsification and Trabectome Michael B. Horsley, MD and Douglas J. Rhee, MD Glaucoma Filtration Surgery Combined With Cataract Extraction Matthew Rouse, MD and Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD Canaloplasty Combined With Cataract Extraction Ben I. Harvey, MD and Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD Cataract Extraction Plus istent John P. Berdahl, MD Lasers Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty Elizabeth T. Viriya, MD and Joseph R. Zelefsky, MD Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Denise A. John, MD, FRCSC and Jennifer Somers Weizer, MD

3 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 SECTION VI Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Comparison of Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty and Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty Fiorella Saponara, MD and Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS Laser Peripheral Iridotomy Christopher K. S. Leung, MD Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty Clement C. I.: Tham, FRCS(Glasgow), FCOphth(HK); Dennis S. C. Lam, MD(HK), FRCS(Edin), FRCOphth(UK), FCOphth(HK1; and Robert Ritch, MD Transscleral Cyclophotocoagulation Douglas E. Gaasterland, MD Endocyclophotocoagulation Nathan M. Radclffe, MD and Malik Y Kahook, MD Less Common Surgeries Surgical Iridectomy Stephen P. Verb, MD, MHSA and Nauman Imarni, MD, MHSA Repair of Cyclodialysis Clefts Amy Badger-Asaravala, MD and Robert Stamper, MD Drainage of Choroidal Effusions Leon W. Herndon, MD Angle Surgery: Goniotomy and Trabeculotomy Danielle M. Ledoux, MD; Suzanne Johnston, MD; and David S. Walton, MD SECTION VII Surgical Management of Complicated Glaucomas Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Surgical Management of Neovascular Glaucoma Surgical Management of Uveitic Glaucoma Glaucoma Surgery in the Nanophthalmic Eye Tiffany N. Szymarek, MD; Sayoko Moroi, MD, PhD; and Glaucoma Surgery in Aniridia Patients

4 Chapter 35 Glaucoma Surgery in Corneal Transplant Patients Preeya K. Gupta, MD and John P. Berdahl, MD Chapter 36 Glaucoma Surgery in the Keratoprosthesis Patient Chapter 37 Chapter 38 Concomitant Glaucoma Drainage Devices and Corneal Transplantation Preeya K. Gupfa, MD and John P. Berdahl, MD Glaucoma Drainage Device Implantation Combined With Pars Plana Vitrectomy SECTION VIII Novel Approaches Chapter 39 Ex-Press Glaucoma Filtration Device Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD and Malik Y. Kahook, MD Chapter 40 Canaloplasty Mahmoud A. Khaimi, MD Chapter 41 Trabectome Mina Pantcheva, MD and Malik Y. Kahook, MD Chapter 42 SECTION IX Chapter 43 Chapter 44 Chapter 45 SECTION X Chapter 46 Suprachoroidal Devices Sarwat Salim, MD, FACS Surgical Trials and Regulatory Insights Review of Glaucoma Surgery Clinical Trials Travis C. Rurnery, DO; David C. Musch, PhD, MPH; and Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS United States Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Ophthalmic Devices R. Lee Kramrn, MD and Malvina B. Eydelrnan, MD Glaucoma Surgery in Resource-Poor Settings Nathan Congdon, MD, MPH Perspectives on Surgery Fxom the Experts Are You Still Withholding the "Trabeculectomy Cure"? David L. Epstein, MD, MMM

5 Chapter 47 Glaucoma Surgical Innovation Nearing the Tipping Point Thomas W. Samuelson, MD Chapter 48 Glaucoma Surgery: A Paradox Richard A. Lewis, MD Chapter 49 Future of Glaucoma Ramesh S. Ayyala, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth Chapter 50 Glaucoma Surgery: Where We Started and Where We Are Going Marlene R. Moster, MD Chapter 51 Progress in Surgery for Glaucoma Robert D. Fechtner, MD Chapter 52 Looking at Glaucoma Surgery Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS Appendix A Appendix B Surgical Supplies, Instruments, and Implants for the Operating Room Diagnostic and Procedural Codes for Glaucoma and Glaucoma Surgery Appendix C Informed Consent in Glaucoma Surgery Appendix D Surgical Dictation Examples and Anna-Maria Demetriades, MD Appendix E Commonly Used Laser Settings Financial Disclosures Index

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