This book focuses on the characteristic of glaucomatous optic neuropathy and its relationship
with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure. It also explores the potential novel methods to manage
glaucoma by adjusting CSF pressure. This book covers several interesting topics such as why
normal tension glaucoma (NTG) patients still develops into glaucoma without high intraocular
pressure (IOP) and whether there are factors other than IOP contributing to the pathogenesis
of NTG why the role of IOP in the pathogenesis of POAG becomes vague and controversial. This
book contains over 40 chapters including numerous images from clinical patients and
experiments on gross anatomy pathological tissue and immunohistochemistry electronic
speculum etc. The ophthalmologists and researchers can also benefit from the clinical cases. We
hope this book serves as a clinical guidance with practical significant for the understanding
prevention and diagnosis of glaucoma.
