AN A B C OF GLAUCOMA - APOPTOSIS, BLOOD-FLOW AND CONFOCAL IMAGING

A clear understanding and definition of the glaucomas continues to elu de the clinician. Broadening awareness of the many risk factors in gla ucoma, the wide variety of presentations of the disease and greater un derstanding of the pattern of progression will help to improve treatme nt protocols. In the meantime, the diagnosis and monitoring of the dis ease remains a huge clinical and financial burden. Modern imaging tech niques permit quantitative stereometric assessment of the optic nerve head and nerve fibre layer, affording morphologic evaluation to comple ment clinical psychophysical investigation. (C) 1998 The College of Op tometrists. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.