Glaucoma is a disease where there is a raise in the intra-ocular pressure, optic disc changes and an associated visual field loss.
Intra - ocular pressure measurement
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Applanation Tonometry |
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Non Contact Tonometry |
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Pascal DCT |
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Tonopen |
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Perkins tonometer |
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Proview |
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Anterior segment Imaging ; Visante AS-OCT (Zeiss)
Optic nerve evaluation by
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Digital Fundus photography (Zeiss) |
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GDx VCC nerve analyzer (Zeiss) |
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HD Optical Coherence Tomography (Zeiss) |
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Hiedelberg retinal tomogram |
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Visual field testing by
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Humphreys Visual field analyzer |
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Frequency Doubling Perimetry |
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Blue on yellow perimetry |
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Differential light sensitivity |
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Based on the above tests the type of glaucoma is diagnosed.
Lasers available :
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ND YAG laser (Zeiss) |
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Argon Laser (Zeiss) |
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Diode Laser(Iridex) |
Remember
Glaucoma is the second most blinding disease in the World. It is known as the silent killer as most of the types of glaucoma are asymptomatic
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