Dr. Vidya Chelerkar

Senior Glaucoma Consultant, PBMA's H.V.Desai Eye Hospital , Pune

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Dr.Vidya Chelerkar is a consultant in Glaucoma at the PBMAs H.V.Desai Eye Hospital, Pune. She has completed her basic medical education from Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati A.P. She has done her long-term Glaucoma Fellowship from Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, and research fellowship from LVPEI, Hyderabad. She has a vast clinical and teaching experience of more than 20 years. She has trained numerous postgraduates and fellows. Her main areas of interest are Angle closure glaucoma, surgical management of glaucoma.

  1. Articles 1 Apr 2021 19 min read

    A Postgraduate's Guide To Tonometry

    Tonometry is the procedure for the measurement of intraocular pressure. It is the most important risk factor for the development and progression of glaucoma. It is the only factor that can be treated and modified in the management of glaucoma. Therefore, the need for accurate and reproducible measurement of IOP is of utmost importance. Clinical measurement of IOP has undergone several technical advances from the initial digital tension measurements, through indentation tonometry, to applanation tonometry and non-contact tonometry. The current gold standard for the measurement of IOP is the Goldmann applanation tonometer. Tonometer in which the IOP is negligibly raised during measurements, for example less than 5%, are termed low-displacement tonometer. Tonometer that displace a large volume of fluid and consequently raise IOP significantly are termed high-displacement tonometer. Classification and Types of Tonometers are shown in Flowcharts 1 & 2. Classification of Tonometer 1 Classifi

    Dr. Vidya Chelerkar · Dr. Mrunall Borrse