Glaucoma Update -

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Carboanhydrase Inhibitor Test for Early Detection of Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Prognostic Value of Epinephrine Response.- Discussion.- Adrenoceptor Mechanisms in the Outflow Channels of Normal and Glaucomatous Eyes.- Discussion.- New Hypothesis on Anterior Chamber Developmental Anomalies Associated with Glaucoma.- Results of Goniotomy and Trabeculotomy as the Initial Surgical Procedure in the Treatment of Congenital Glaucoma.- Congenital Glaucoma: Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Trabeculectomy Specimens.- Otto Barkan and the Pathophysiology of Primary Congenital (Infantile) Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Earliest Visual Field Disturbances in Glaucoma.- Kinetic Perimetry: Interobserver Variations.- Automatic Perimetry in Secondary Prevention of Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Pros and Cons of Quick-Tests in Glaucoma Perimetry.- Discussion.- Autoregulation of Blood Flow in the Distal Segment of the Optic Nerve.- Discussion.- Observer Variation in Applanation Tonometry and Estimation of the Cup Disk Ratio.- Discussion.- Pathogenesis of Block of Rapid Orthograde Axonal Transport by Elevated Intraocular Pressure.- Discussion.- Summary Report of Biostatistical Analysis of the Collaborative Glaucoma Study.- Discussion.- Present Trends in Glaucoma Research.- Discussion.- Advances in Ocular Pharmacology.- Mechanism of Adrenergic Treatment of Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Effects of Adrenergic Drugs on the Eye: Some Experimental Studies.- Discussion.- Diurnal Variation of Intraocular Pressure and Its Significance in the Medical Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Response of the Intraocular Pressure to Various ?-Blocking Agents.- Discussion.- Principles and Selection of Surgical Methods in Primary Glaucoma.- Discussion.- Laser Treatment in Glaucoma.- Recent Advances in Glaucoma Microsurgery.- Discussion.- Closing Remarks.