DR. MEENA NAIR (N11409)

Abstract

THIS COURSE IS INTENDED TO HELP PARTICIPANTS FIND A SOLUTION TO THE DIAGNOSTIC DILEMMA FACED IN THE ROUTINE CLINICAL INTERPRETATION OF OPTIC NERVE HEAD .OFTEN THE QUERY ARISES IN THE MIND OF THE CLINICIAN – IS THIS OPTIC DISC GLAUCOMATOUS OR NOT.TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN THE FIELD OF OPHTHALMOLOGY ACTUALLY HAS ITS OWN PEARLS AND PITFALLS,AS A WIDE VARIETY OF INVESTIGATIVE TOOLS AND SOPHISTICATED SOFTWARES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE TO EVALUATE THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE OPTIC DISC.HENCE ,ONE SHOULD KNOW HOW TO CORRELATE CLINICAL FINDINGS WITH THE INVESTIGATION REPORTS.

FINALLY A SUM UP AND OUTLINE OF MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES FOR A GLAUCOMA SUSPECT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE ATTENDEES WITH A QUICK SLIDE QUIZ TO REINFORCE WHAT’S LEARNT DURING THE SESSION .

1	OVERVIEW OF A TYPICAL GLAUCOMATOUS OPTIC NERVE HEAD (ONH) (10 mins)	Dr. ABHILASH NAIR	watch video
2	DIFFERENTIALS OF A GLAUCOMATOUS OPTIC NERVE HEAD (ONH) (15 mins)	Dr. MEENA NAIR	watch video
3	CORRELATING OPTIC NERVE HEAD (ONH ) CHANGES WITH DIAGNOSTICS (15 mins)	Dr.Jyoti S Shetty	watch video
4	DIAGNOSTICS MISLEADING GLAUCOMATOUS OPTIC NERVE HEAD CHANGES (15 mins)	Dr. SMITA NARAYAN	watch video
5	OUTLINING WORK UP OF A GLAUCOMA SUSPECT (10 mins)	Dr. KIRAN GOPALAKRISHNAN	watch video
6	SLIDE QUIZ AND DISCUSSION (10 mins)	Dr. MEENA NAIR	watch video
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