common ocular diseases (world glaucoma day)
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12th march 2008
Blindness Impact INDIA Second largest cause of
preventable blindness
Largest cause of
irreversible blindness
By 2010 – 1 CRORE
By 2020 – 2 CRORE
Almost 90% undiagnosed
WHAT IS GLAUCOMA ?
ARE THERE ANY SYMPTOMS
ASYMPTOMATIC Blurred vision Colored halos Partial/peripheral loss Red eyes Nausea and/or vomiting Severe pain in eyes Constant headache
IS GLAUCOMA CURABLE?
DO I HAVE GLAUCOMA?
Regular eye checkup if: You are more than 40yrs You have frequent headaches You have diabetes, hypertension or heart
disease, etc Any family member is having glaucoma
Examination includes: Vision, I.O.P. and Fundoscopy (on every visit) Visual Fields (as per doctor’s advice)
HOW TO TREAT GLAUCOMA
IS FOLLOW-UP REQUIRED
YES Regular follow-up as per requirement
Once started, medications have to be
taken life-long
Never stop/change any medication
without consulting a eye specialist
HOW TO CARE FOR MY EYES?
Find ways to keep stress levels low. Do regular exercise. Do Limited use of tea/coffee Eat good amount of fruits/vegetables. Protect your eyes while at work or play Keep diabetes, B.P., cholesterol, etc under
control Don’t forget to visit your Ophthalmologist.
Without your help, Doctor cannot treat you.
COMMON EYE PROBLEMS
AN OVERVIEW
Refractive Errors
80 Million in this world un-necessarily blind 90% of this occurs in developing world 80% of this blindness is avoidablE
Types of refractive error
Myopia
near sightedness
Hypermetropia
far sightedness
Astigmatism
blurred
* Blurring
* Eye-strain
* Headache * Fatigue
* Squint
* Psychology
* Repeated Eye Infections
Problems with Ref. Problems with Ref. ErrorsErrors
Treatment
PRESBYOPIA
SQUINT
CONGENITAL PTOSIS
CATARACT
TRAUMATIC CATARACT
PEDIATRIC CATARACTHypermature Cataract
INTRAOCULAR LENS
CONJUNCTIVITIS
BLEPHERITIS
CONTACT ECZEMA
Reaction to use of topical medications.
Sub-conjunctival Hemorrhage
CHALAZION
PTERYGIUM
DACRYOCYSTITIS
DCR
CORNEAL ULCER
HERPES
CORNEAL TRANSPLANT
NIGHT BLINDNESS
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA
UVEITIS
DIABETESARTHRITIS
TUBERCULOSISAIDS
SYPHILIS
DIABETIC RETINOPATHY
India leads with a current figure of 40.9 million 1.5 million blind, DR is 6th major cause of blindness DR has 22 to 26 per cent incidence in diabetics By 2020, DR will become a pandemic.
TREATMENT DR
VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE
RETINAL VASCULAR DISEASES
DUE TO UNCONTROLLED BLOOD PRESSURE
RETINAL DETACHMENT
AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
• >75 yrs age, aging process• almost irreversible• to delay we should take all types of fruits and vegetables in our diet
THYROID EYE DISEASE
TRAUMA
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