Glaucoma is a sight-threatening eye disease caused due to raised intraocular pressure. If left untreated, it leads to irreversible visual field loss.
Dr. Uday Kumar Addepalli, a publich health optometrist and a researcher begins by explaining what is Glaucoma? He shortly mentions the prevalence of glaucoma and its different types. He also elaborates on the projected glaucoma prevalence for 2040. Some of the common risk factors for glaucoma are age, genetics and high refractive errors. He briefly […]
Dr. Priti Kamdar, a glaucoma specialist begins by explaining the importance of perimetry for the diagnosis of ocular conditions. She goes on to elaborate with case studies that help us understand how perimetry can be a crucial tool in a clinic. Case 1 We learn about the Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD) and the visual […]
Dr. Priti Kamdar, a practicing ophthalmologist and a glaucoma specialist, begins by explaining the reasons of when eye-care practitioners should perform perimetry and some tips on how to perform the test better. She informs us about the fundamentals of perimetry: Perimetry principle Apostilbs and Decibels Threshold We learn about the important questions that we should […]
Dr. Arjun Gokhani, the head of the glaucoma department at KEM hospital, Mumbai, begins by informing us about the recent advances in Intra-Ocular Pressure measurements as listed below Rebound Tonometry Dynamic Contour Tonometry SENSIMED Triggerfish After we learn about the new IOP measurement techniques, Dr. Gokhani talks about gonioscopy. We learn about the theory of […]
Dr. Arjun Gokani, the head of the glaucoma department at KEM hospital, Mumbai, begins by listing the different types of glaucoma. He points out the importance of history taking to cover aspects for all the different cause of glaucoma. We learn in-depth about the different signs and symptoms we need to look out for in […]
