DR. NAIR ADITI ASHOK (A20054)

Abstract

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF INDIANS WITH PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA IS 2.54 MILLION AND WE ACCOUNT FOR 12.7% PACG BLINDNESS IN THE WORLD. AS PER CHENNAI GLAUCOMA STUDY SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PATIENTS WHO WERE DIAGNOSED WITH POAG PRIOR TO EXAMINATION, ACTUALLY HAD PRIMARY ANGLE CLOSURE GLAUCOMA.THIS DISCREPANCY IS ATTRIBUTED TO INADEQUATE TRAINING THAT IS IMPARTED TO OPHTHALMOLOGIST. IF A COMPREHENSIVE EYE EXAMINATION IS NOT DONE WE WILL MISS OUT EARLY ANGLE CLOSURE DISEASE OR THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK OF DEVELOPING ANGLE CLOSURE. SO THROUGH THIS COURSE WE WANT TO EMPHASISE IMPORTANCE OF ANTERIOR CHAMBER ASSESSMENT ESPECIALLY GONIOSCOPY SKILL AS A PART OF ROUTINE EYE EXAMINATION SO THAT WE CAN DIAGNOSE WHOLE SPECTRUM OF ANGLE CLOSURE. WE WILL ALSO DISCUSS ABOUT EPIDEMIOLOGY OF PACG, LASER IRIDOTOMY, ADVANCES IN ANGLE CLOSURE CONCEPTS,IMAGING AND PEARLS FOR SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF SUCH HIGH RISK EYES. WE HOPE TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION LUCID WITH THE AID OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEOS.

1	PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ANGLE CLOSURE- OLD AND NEW (9 mins)	Dr.Karishma Bhate Chavan	watch video
2	ANTERIOR CHAMBER ASSESSMENT: GONIOSCOPY AND ROLE OF IMAGING (9 mins)	Dr. NAIR ADITI ASHOK	watch video
3	LASER IRIDOTOMY- WHEN,WHERE & HOW? (9 mins)	Dr.Sarika Ramugade-shinde	watch video
4	PATIENT SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT- MEDICAL & SURGICAL PEARLS (9 mins)	Dr.Kartik P Panikkar	watch video
5	CATARACT SURGERY IN ANGLE CLOSURE- TIPS,TRICKS & PLANNING (9 mins)	Dr. DEVENDRA MAHESHWARI	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (2 mins.)