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Let’s Talk about Glaucoma Starting Today, Types of Glaucoma, Risk, Test, Treatment
Let's Talk about Glaucoma Starting Today!Glaucoma is a kind of eye disease in which the nerve of the eye is completely damaged. The vision loss in glaucoma starts from the periphery to the centre finally makes a person blind. The main cause…
Women Face higher blindness Risk than men.
Studies show there is a gender gap in eye disease. Women are more likely than men to suffer from sight-threatening conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), cataracts, and glaucoma.
Women make up 65 percent of…
5 Most Common Signs Your Child Could Have a Learning-Related Vision Problem
Vision is the process of interpreting what is seen. Vision plays a key role in the learning process. Research shows that 80% of learning happens through vision. This just means that a vision problem can cause major setbacks for your…
Eye Tattoo | Corneal and Scleral Tattooing
Eye Tattoo MeaningTattooing done in the eye for the cosmetic purpose or improvement of sight is known as eye tattoo. There are various methods and eye doctors believe this practice must not be done until and unless the eye is totally…
Glaucoma: Types, Age factor, eye pressure and Commonly asked questions
What is Glaucoma?Glaucoma is the disease of Optic nerve. Glaucoma damages your optic nerve causing blindness. Glaucoma is a leading cause of the blindness. The rise in fluid pressure inside the eye leads to glaucoma. The fluid is called…
Whether to treat Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma suspect or not to treat (Debatable issue)
Ocular Hypertension or Glaucoma suspect A patient with Intraocular pressure (IOP) above the normal range (11 -21 mmHg) without any reported visual field or optic disc changes characteristic for glaucoma.To cut it short in points,…
Myotonic Dystrophy: Systemic and Ocular manifestations, Investigation, and treatment
Myotonic dystrophy:UncommonAD dystrophyA triple repeat of MDPK geneThe pathognomonic feature is the failure of muscle relaxation after contraction.( Myotonic grip ). To check, ask the patient to shake handsOcular Manifestations…
The watery eye, its common cause, and step wise approach
Watery eye is a common complaint, particularly in the elderly population. It ranges from the transient and trivial (associated with a local irritant) to the permanent and disabling.Step wise approach for watery…
Ptosis: Clinical stepwise approach for examining the lids
Hints for Your clinical stepwise approach for examining the lids(with particular regard to Ptosis):1. Shake hands to exclude myotonia (Note slow release of grip)2. Observe:3. Face for asymmetry4. Brow for overactive frontalisGlobes for…
Facts about Phacoemulsification on Uveitic patients
Phacoemulsification:It is a modern cataract surgical technique, which is a sutureless and most popular method of extracapsular cataract extraction. It needs very small (about 3 mm) corneoscleral incision. In this technique Nucleus of the…