Written by renowned specialists, this definitive work on glaucoma provides in-depth information on the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma. All aspects of treatment are discussed including pharmacology, medical and surgical. Completely updated, the new edition includes five new chapters on laser surgery, as well as chapters on adrenergic pharmacology, nerve growth and regeneration, and genetics and glaucoma. Information on the embryology, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry and epidemiology of glaucoma is also included