PPT-Normal Tension Glaucoma

Diagnosis and Therapy Audrey KaplanMessas Head of glaucoma service Assaf Harofe Medical center NTG think about it How common is NTG Population studies 3040 Sommer 1991 Dielemans 1994 Bonomi 1998. GEORGE T. BANYAS, OD, FAAO. POAG can be easy. High pressures. Rim defects, typically. Pre- perimetric defects. Classic field defects. Typically no ocular or systemic history. Family history. Race . But what about NTG?. 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. and . Congenital Glaucoma. Dr.Ajai. . Agrawal. ,. Additional Professor,. Department of Ophthalmology, . AIIMS, . Rishikesh. . . Acknowledgement. Becker- Schaffer’s Diagnosis and therapy of The . . 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. Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist . Sheikh Zayed Regional Eye Care Centre. Introduction. The glaucomas comprise a group of diseases in which damage to the . optic nerve . (optic neuropathy) is usually caused by the effects of raised . 104 he correct evaluation of the optic disc, and related structures in ophthalmoscopy, is critical for the diagnosis of open angle glaucoma because usually glaucomatous optic nerve damage firstly occu Diagnostics / Ophthalmology Peer Reviewed Differentiating Exophthalmos, Buphthalmos, & Proptosis Ron Ofri, DVM, PhD, DECVO Hebrew University of Jerusalem You have asked... know whether the eye is p 2014 GLAUCOMA TODAY 43 T he term low-tension glaucoma (LTG) refers to glaucomatous optic neuropathy in the presence of open angles, optic nerve cupping, and cor - responding visual field defects Optic Disk, OD: 0.7 cup to disk ratio with early superior and inferior notches Optic Disk, OS: Left eye: 0.8 cup to disk ratio with superior and inferior notches visual field damage, a target IOP r CONTENTSS. Title Page No. PART - I 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. REVIEW OF LITERATURE: Historical review Anatomy of angle of anterior chamber and the optic nerve head Factors influencing Intraocular pressur 257 J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2013; 8 (3): Correspondence to: Review ArticleJOURNAL OF OPHTHALMIC AND VISION RESEARCH 2013; Vol. 8, No. 3 258 of glaucomatous optic neuropathy in highly myopic subjects as c 2/10/2016 1 Lynn E. Lawrence, CPOT, ABOC, COA Overview • Define Glaucoma • Diagnosis that make - up glaucoma • Patients that are pre - dispose to Glaucoma • Discuss risk factors associate w 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. .