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Top-Ten Glaucoma Society of India Meeting
October 5-7, 2001, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Ramanjit Sihota
- The Andhra Pradesh eye study identified the prevalence of manifest PACG to be 1.08% in individuals of 40 years of age and older, with an additional 2.21% having occludable angles. The prevalence of POAG was 2.65% in the same population.
- POBF in normal Indian subjects was 1382 ± 413 ul/min. This is higher than that reported in previous studies.
- FDP defects had good correlation with SAP, but were more extensive. FDP corresponded best with retinal nerve fiber layer thickness.
- Test-retest variability on HRT II was least for mean cup depth, cup area, and cup/disc ratio
- Pilocarpine 2% is an effective, cheap, and reasonably well-tolerated drug for glaucoma therapy in our socioeconomic circumstances. A drug holiday of one day per week decreases complications following its use.
- Xalatan was more effective than timolol in a long-term crossover study.
- Releasable sutures should be removed on the first post-operative day for maximum intraocular pressure reduction and ease of removal.
- Mitomycin C 0.2 mg/ml was as effective as 0.4 mg/ml in primary glaucomas. Complications were more frequent with 0.4 mg/ml.
- Deep sclerectomy, even with application of mitomycin C, was less effective than trabeculectomy.
- Diode laser cyclophotocoagulation had a 92 % success rate in refractory glaucoma. Retreatment was necessary in 22 of 52 eyes.