Humphrey field analyzer
Visual Field charting is the gold standard test for Glaucoma diagnosis. 95% of the glaucoma research is done on the Humphrey field analyzer. It has the SITA standard strategy which is a faster test making the patient more comfortable. Visual field analysis also helps Neurophysicians detect or confirm some neurological disorders
Goldman applanation tonometer
This is the gold standard instrument for measuring the Intra ocular pressure. It gives the most accurate readings of intraocular pressure of an eye. Keeping Intraocular pressure under control is the primary management of Glaucoma
Dynamic Gonioscopy (indentation Gonioscopy)
This special method is essential in deciding the staging of angle closure glaucoma. Approx 50% of all glaucoma patients in India have the angle closure variety
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (RNFL) analysis is the latest modality to measure the changes of the nerve fiber layer in glaucoma. This has special importance for the follow up and checking progression of the disease.
Standard trabeculectomy
This is the anti-glaucoma operation, done with releasable sutures and therapeutic adjuvant mitomycin-C when required. This surgery has a very good success ratein treatment of glaucoma.
Ologen implant
This is a novel biodegradable implant which reduces the fibrosis in operated subconjunctival space. It is very useful in increasing success of surgery in children and young adults, also helps to avoid the side effect of antimetabolite adjuvants.
Tube valve shunts
These specialized surgical shunts are implanted for difficult cases of glaucoma not responding to standard treatment methods.
Congenital glaucoma
This is a surgical disease. A combination surgery of Trabeculectomy with Trabeculotomy by a trained specialist under general anaesthesia is the procedure of choice for achieving the best outcomes.