Primary open -angle glaucoma. Alekseev V.N., Anisimov S.I., Anisimova S.Yu.

The problems of glaucoma were and remain the most socially significant in modern ophthalmology. The preserved difficulties of the timely detection of glaucoma at the initial stage, the features of the progression of the disease, taking into account the progredient characteristics of the course, the colossal number of patients with a heterogeneous clinical structure of the disease and a large -scale social load dictate the need to develop a more close, logical, systematic and structured approach to the treatment of such patients.

The leadership emphasizes the special importance of fundamental and applied research aimed at preserving visual functions in patients with glaucoma. At the present stage, the introduction of an effective model for the organization of dispensary observation, the preparation of organizational and methodological support and rehabilitation of patients with this pathology are of particular importance. The book presents all the main basic and latest areas of diagnosis and treatment used in modern glaucomatology.

The publication is intended for ophthalmologists (clinicians and researchers), listeners of the system of additional postgraduate education, clinical residents, graduate students and students of medical universities.