Maintaining the target intraocular pressure : African American glaucoma specialists / [edited by] Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Mildred M.G. Olivier, Edward Nathaniel Burney.

Other author Kosoko-Lasaki, Sade.
Other author Olivier, Mildred M. G.
Other author Burney, Edward Nathaniel.
Format Book
Publication InfoThorofare, NJ : SLACK Inc., ©2005.
Description150 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subjects
Glaucoma--diagnosis. --United States.
Glaucoma--epidemiology. --United States.
Glaucoma--therapy. --United States.
Black or African American--United States.
Genetic Predisposition to Disease--United States.
Ocular Hypertension--prevention & control. --United States.

Contents Glaucoma blindness in African Americans: historical perspectives (1939-2004) / John Merritt -- Epidemiology of glaucoma in blacks / Eydie Miller-Ellis -- Screening for glaucoma in blacks / Mildred M. G. Olivier -- Diagnosis of glaucoma in blacks / Leon Herndon -- The influence of race on the optic nerve head and optic nerve cup-disc ratio / Lenworth N. Johnson -- Medical management of primary open angle glaucoma in the black patient / Edward N. Burney -- Surgical management of glaucoma in blacks / Alric Blake -- Does non-compliance equal therapeutic failure? / Chester Pryor -- Glaucoma specialists "par excellence" / Michael Vincent Drake -- African American glaucoma specialists -- Conclusions / Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, Mildred M.G. Olivier, Edward N. Burney.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2005007749
ISBN1556427433 :

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Laupus Books - Stacks WW 290 M226 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold