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Glaucoma is a series of illnesses affecting the visual nerves It has an effect on your peripheral vision and in the worstcase situation can result in complete and

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Glaucoma is a series of illnesses affecting the visual nerves It has an effect on your peripheral vision and in the worstcase 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. 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. Regenbogen. Michael – . Ichilov. Amer. . Radgonde. – Hadassah. Ron . Yonina. – . Beilinson. Reyvitch. Svetlana – . Barsilai. . Chetrit. Noa – Assaf . Harof. Blumenfeld. Oren - . Wolfson. Early Detection of Glaucoma. Prevalence of OAG: Thessaloniki Eye Study. Results From Thessaloniki Eye Study. European Glaucoma Society Survey Results . The Status of Glaucoma Care in Europe: A European Survey. (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. . 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. . Agrawal. Additional Professor,. Department of Ophthalmology,. AIIMS, Rishikesh. Acknowledgement. Kanski’s. Clinical Ophthalmology . (8. th. Edition).. Becker- Schaffer’s Diagnosis and therapy of The . eyes with PXF, perhaps re�ecting early corneal dysfunction.These changes predispose to early corneal decompensation at only moderate rises of intraocular pressure (IOP) or after cataract su 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 .

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