Glaucoma: A Patient's Guide to the Disease [Paperback]

Graham E. Trope (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 18, 2001 | ISBN-10: 0802084648 | ISBN-13: 978-0802084644 | Edition: 2nd

Primary or chronic open angle glaucoma is a painless condition usually associated with high pressure in the eye. It affects approximately 4 per cent of all people over the age of 50. Untreated, glaucoma is a major cause of blindness worldwide.

Essential information about glaucoma and its treatment is presented here in a simple question and answer format to allow patients to participate actively in the decision-making process along the road to successful maintenance of their vision.

Dr Trope provides the answers to dozens of commonly asked questions in sections headed All About Glaucoma, Tests for Glaucoma, and All About Treatment. Also included are discussions of possible complications, detailed illustrations, and a listing of glaucoma societies in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom.

This valuable guide is an essential reference not only for patients but also for all health-care professionals, including general practitioners and optometrists.

Editorial Reviews

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'The booklet is for patients, and I am sure they will find it helpful and informative. I also recommend it to ophthalmology residents as a guide to formulating their discussions with patients.'--Ronald M.H. Pinkerton, MD "Canadian Medical Association Journal "

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'This informative booklet answers an exhaustive list of questions on glaucoma and is valuable to patients newly diagnosed with [the disease, to those living with this chronic condition, and to the families of patients with glaucoma. I recommend it to patients.'

(Cathy MacLean, MD Canadian Family Physician )

'The booklet is for patients, and I am sure they will find it helpful and informative. I also recommend it to ophthalmology residents as a guide to formulating their discussions with patients.'

(Ronald M.H. Pinkerton, MD Canadian Medical Association Journal )

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Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division; 2nd edition (August 18, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0802084648
• ISBN-13: 978-0802084644
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,861,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Full of Important Information, January 31, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Glaucoma (Paperback)

An impressive, but simple overview of what those with gloucoma need to know. Written in plain english, explains treatment, risks and clarrifies the disease its cause and symptoms. As a new gloucoma patient, I found this most useful.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What is glaucoma?, September 10, 2008

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J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" (ACT, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glaucoma: A Patient's Guide to the Disease (Paperback)

Dr Trope has published three editions of this book: the most recent edition was published in 2004 and represents a significant expansion of the earlier two editions. The definitions of the disease and other facts are presented in an easy to follow question and answer format.

The book is organised into the following parts:
I ALL ABOUT GLAUCOMA
II TESTS FOR GLAUCOMA
III ALL ABOUT TREATMENT
IV GLAUCOMA SOCIETIES (relevant to Canada, the UK and the USA)

The most common treatments for glaucoma are outlined in this book. It is interesting (to me, at least) to note that some of the drug treatments mentioned in the first edition of the book as being under development are now readily available: I am receiving one of them.

The question and answer format will suit many (if not most) patients. I would recommend this as a starting point for those who want to understand glaucoma without being overwhelmed by medical jargon.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith