PPT-PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA

DrAjai Agrawal Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology AIIMS Rishikesh Objectives At the end of this class the students shall be able to Define primary angle closure glaucoma. Dr. Sharmila. Glaucoma clinic. Glaucoma. Glaucoma is an optic neuropathy with characteristic appearance of the optic disc and specific pattern of visual field defects that is associated frequently but not invariably with raised IOP. Presented by the Region 2 group:. Mari Garza-Facilitator. Yvette Bowerrman. Silvia Gonzalez. Lori Irvine. Susan Little. Jody Harris DeLeon. Glaucoma. Is a complicated group of diseases in which the intraocular pressure (IOP) of the eye is abnormally elevated. This abnormally high pressure results in optic nerve damage and eventually blindness.. (Tibet and Nepal). Suman Thapa MD, PhD. Kathmandu, Nepal. Worldwide problem. Glaucoma . S. econd . leading cause of blindness after cataract . (. Resnikoff. , WHO 2002). Leading . cause of irreversible blindness. Presented by:. Angela Garcia. Denniqua. Holloway. Maria Pimentel. Jessica Vaughn Menefee. What is Glaucoma. - Glaucoma . is . an . eye condition which occurs when there is . a . buildup . or increased pressure in the eye(s. Li Xu, Xuemei Wang, Meijing Wu. Issue 2, . 2017. A presentation to:. Meeting name. Date. Table of Contents. 01. Background. 02. Types. of studies. 03. Key results. 04. Tables (Risk of Bias/Forest Plots). Glaucoma is a series of illnesses affecting the visual nerves. It has an effect on your peripheral vision and, in the worst-case situation, can result in complete and irreversible vision loss. Glaucoma is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide. Dr Swati Sinkar provides Glaucoma treatment in Adelaide and here are the 9 biggest misconceptions about this dreadful eye disease. . Adnan. DEFINITION. Group of diseases causing damage to the optic nerve by the effects of raised ocular pressure on the optic nerve head. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. Multifactorial. Raised IOP causes mechanical damage to the axons. BETWEEN . UGANDA AND THE UK. A FOCUS ON . GLAUCOMA. BY: TINDYEBWA . LUDOVICA K. AN OVERVIEW OF . GLAUCOMA . MANAGEMENT IN UGANDA.. INTRODUCTION. Glaucoma is the 3. rd. cause of blindness in Uganda contributing approx. 6 %.. Infantile . Glaucoma(. Buphthalmos. ). Incidence. : . i. . Age : present since birth , symptoms may manifest within 1-3 years of life .. ii. Sex : Boys > Girls. iii. It’s usually bilateral . Symptoms. . eye. What. . is. . glaucoma. Anatomy . of. . glaucoma. Types. . of. . glaucoma. Glaucoma. risk . factors. E. xamination. in . glaucoma. Treatment. . of. . glaucoma. The healthy eye. Light rays enter the eye. . Agrawal. Additional Professor,. Department of Ophthalmology,. AIIMS, Rishikesh. Acknowledgement. Kanski’s. Clinical Ophthalmology . (8. th. Edition).. Becker- Schaffer’s Diagnosis and therapy of The . - . Prof Sanjeev Kumar Mittal. Definition. Types. Causes. Treatment. Secondary Glaucoma. Conditions with raised intraocular pressure due to pre existing ocular causes.. Outline common routes of administration of drugs to the eye . . . Discuss the pharmacokinetics of drugs applied topically to the eye . . Classify drugs used for treatment of disorders of the eye . ElShafei,MD.FRCS. Ahmed . Shawkat,MD. .. Classification of Glaucoma. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG. ) . Also called chronic open-angle glaucoma or simple open-angle . glaucoma. Is . the most common form of glaucoma. .