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The International GLAUCOMA Association Subhash Suthar D Pharm Development Manager Glaucoma Sneak Stealer of Sight What is Glaucoma Glaucoma is a group of eye disease that cause progressive damage to the optic nerve at the point where it leaves the eye to carry visual information to the brain. 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. 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?. Conjunctivitis. Conjunctiva- lines the eyelids and the sclera. Conjunctivitis- inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by bacteria or virus. Treatment- eye drops or ointments. Glaucoma. Caused from an increase in intraocular pressure in the anterior chamber of the eye. . 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. Dr.Ajai. . 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.. 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. IN BURKINA FASO. SANOU Jérôme. : Centre of . Ophthalmology. Zorgho - . Burkina Faso. RIGAL Karl . : Light For The World -. . Austria. September. 2012. CENTRE OPHTHALMIC. ZORGHO (COZ). Supported by LIGHT FOR THE WORLD, cbm . 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. and . Congenital Glaucoma. Dr.Ajai. . Agrawal. ,. Additional Professor,. Department of Ophthalmology, . AIIMS, . Rishikesh. . . Acknowledgement. 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.. 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 Image b y Segmentation a nd Classification D.Vijayasekar M.E. SE Department of CSE , SNS College of Technology , Coimbatore, India S. Dhivya M.E. CSE Department of CSE , SNS College of Technology , 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