DR. TULIKA CHAUHAN (C15926)

Abstract

CONTACT LENSES ARE ONE OF THE MOST UNDERUTILIZED THERAPEUTIC ADJUNCTS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CORNEAL DISEASES. THE ADVANTAGES OF SPECIALTY LENSES SUCH AS LARGE DIAMETER RIGID GAS PERMEABLE CONTACT LENSES AND NEWER HYBRID LENSES REMAIN UNTAPPED. THIS COMES FROM A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING OF THE MECHANISMS IN WHICH CONTACT LENSES HELP THESE PATIENTS AS WELL AS DIFFICULTY OF ACCESS TO SPECIAL TYPES OF CONTACT LENSES. WHILE AWARENESS OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF LARGE DIAMETER RIG¬ID GAS-PERMEABLE LENSES HAS STEADILY INCREASED OVER THE PAST DECADE, IT STILL LAGS AMONG OPHTHALMOLOGISTS. ALTHOUGH FITTING CONTACT LENSES IS TYPICALLY MANAGED BY OPTOMETRISTS, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR OPHTHALMOLOGISTS TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL ROLE OF SPECIALTY LENSES. THIS INSTRUCTION COURSE AIMS TO CLARIFY THE INDICATIONS FOR SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES FOR PATIENTS OF VARIOUS ECTATIC AND SURFACE DISORDERS GIVING THEM DUAL BENEFITS IN TERMS OF VISION AND ADDITIONAL SYMPTOMATIC RELIEF RESPECTIVELY

1	WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS-PROTECTION, COMFORT & CLARITY (9 mins)	DR. KANIKA BHARDWAJ	watch video
2	ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL- SPECIALTY CONTACT LENS FITTINGS AND CUSTOMISATION (9 mins)	Dr. KRISHNA TEJA BOGGARAPU	watch video
3	WHAT IS NEW IN SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES-WAVEFRONT & EYEPRINT (9 mins)	DR. TULIKA CHAUHAN	watch video
4	RIDE THE CONE WAVE- SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES IN KERATOCONUS (9 mins)	Dr.AKANKSHA KOUL	watch video
5	OASIS IN THE SANDS OF SAHARA – SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES IN DRY EYE (9 mins)	Dr. Yuganki Kush	watch video
6	TIP OF THE ICEBERG- SPECIALTY CONTACT LENSES IN IRREGULAR CORNEA (9 mins)	Dr. PRATEEKSHA SHARMA	watch video
7	WHAT CAN GO WRONG – SPECIALTY CONTACT LENS COMPLICATIONS (9 mins)	Dr. Raghav Malik	watch video
	Panel Discussion : (12 mins.)