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- Title
Ocular Surface Health in Glaucoma Management.
- Authors
O'Brien, Terrence P.; Kahook, Malik Y.; Sherwood, Mark B.
- Abstract
An interview with several eye specialists is presented. According to the experts, maintaining ocular surface health is important in glaucoma management. Malik Y. Kahook states that a healthy ocular surface should have a balance between tear film layers and the epithelial cell layers, while Mark B. Sherwood explains that it can also be based on the physiological condition of the tear film and the corneal epithelium. They add that decreased vision is the most common complaints from patients. INSETS: Classifying Disorders of Ocular Health;Ocular Surface Disease.
- Subjects
GLAUCOMA treatment; CORNEA physiology; CORNEA diseases; DRUGS; DRY eye syndromes; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH status indicators; CONTINUING education units; DISEASE prevalence; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Ocular Surgery News, 2011, p1
- ISSN
8750-3085
- Publication type
Interview