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1 online resource (x, 150 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits |
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Consensus series ; 5 |
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Consensus series (World Glaucoma Association) ; 5.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Print version record. |
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FACULTY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; WELCOME; SCREENING FOR OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMA (OAG); IS OAG AN IMPORTANT HEALTH; IS THERE AN ACCEPTED AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH THE DISEASE THAT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING MORBIDITY WHEN INITIATED IN THE EARLY, ASYMPTOMATIC STAGE THAN WHEN BEGUN IN THE LATER, ; ARE FACILITIES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AVAILABLE?; IS THERE AN APPROPRIATE, ACCEPTABLE, AND REASONABLY ACCURATE SCREENING TEST?; IS THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CONDITION, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT FROM LATENT TO MANIFEST DISEASE, ADEQUATELY UNDERSTOOD? |
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IS THE COST OF CASE FINDING (INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED) ECONOMICALLY BALANCED IN RELATION TO POSSIBLE EXPENDITURE ON MEDICAL CARE AS A WHOLE?SCREENING FOR PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE AND PRIMARY ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA; ARE ANGLE CLOSURE (AC) AND ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA (ACG) IMPORTANT HEALTH PROBLEMS?; IS THERE AN ACCEPTED AND EFFECTIVE TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH ANGLE-CLOSURE GLAUCOMA (ACG) THAT IS MORE EFFECTIVE AT PREVENTING MORBIDITY WHEN INITIATED IN THE EARLY, ASYMPTOMATIC STAGE THAN WHEN BEG; ARE FACILITIES FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT AVAILABLE? |
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IS THERE AN APPROPRIATE, ACCEPTABLE, AND REASONABLY ACCURATE SCREENING TEST?IS THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE CONDITION, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT FROM LATENT TO MANIFEST DISEASE, ADEQUATELY UNDERSTOOD?; IS THE COST OF CASE FINDING (INCLUDING DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS DIAGNOSED) ECONOMICALLY BALANCED IN RELATION TO POSSIBLE EXPENDITURE ON MEDICAL CARE AS A WHOLE?; INDEX OF AUTHORS; SUMMARY CONSENSUS POINTS |
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This is the fifth glaucoma World Glaucoma Association Consensus. As with other consensus topics, the discussion and conclusions of Glaucoma Screening, the subject for the 2008 consensus, will have broad impact. The global faculty, consisting of leading authorities on various aspects of glaucoma screening, met in Fort Lauderdale on April 26, 2008 to discuss the reports and refine the consensus statements. The Consensus Panel also met at that time, as well as electronically during the subsequent four weeks. Obtaining consensus on how best to conduct glaucoma screening is quite a challenge, especi. |
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Angle-closure glaucoma -- Diagnosis -- Congresses.
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Glaucoma, Open-Angle -- diagnosis |
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Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological -- methods |
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Vision.
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MEDICAL -- Ophthalmology.
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Glaucoma -- Diagnosis
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Congress |
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Added Author |
Weinreb, Robert N., 1949-
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Healey, Paul R.
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Topouzis, Fotis.
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World Glaucoma Association.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Glaucoma screening. Amsterdam : Kugler, [2008?] 9789062992188 (OCoLC)338189793 |
| ISBN |
9789062992188 (electronic bk.) |
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9062992188 (electronic bk.) |
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9789062998494 (electronic bk.) |
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9062998496 (electronic bk.) |
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AU@ 000050962529 |
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AU@ 000051367317 |
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DEBBG BV043130670 |
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DEBSZ 421554266 |
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DKDLA 820120-katalog:000545521 |
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GBVCP 803672209 |
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HEBIS 286893487 |
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NZ1 14166878 |
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