Prof. Sushmita Kaushik

Professor, Department of Ophthalmology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

2 articles

Prof. Sushmita Kaushik, completed her Ophthalmology training from Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi. She is currently a Professor of Ophthalmology at the Advanced Eye Centre PGIMER, Chandigarh. Dr Kaushik specializes in Glaucoma with a special interest in childhood glaucoma, newer diagnostic tools and their clinical application, glaucoma surgery and angle closure. She is the Founder Secretary of the Indian Pediatric Glaucoma Society, Vice President of the Chandigarh Ophthalmological Society, is a former Secretary of the Glaucoma Society of India, and is in charge of the Teaching Programme at the PGIMER. She has 135 publications in reputed International and National Journals, has contributed 35 chapters to various Glaucoma Text books, and has authored the Glaucoma section of an OCT Atlas. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honours, notable being the Best Paper in Glaucoma at the AIOS, Feb 2020, Best paper award at the UK Pediatric Glaucoma Society, London, Jan 2020, Dr. DB Chandra Award for Best Glaucoma paper at the AIOS, 2008, Best Scientific Paper at the GSI 2004, and numerous Best Scientific awards at State and Zonal conferences down the years. She is a reviewer for reputed ophthalmology journals including IOVS, Ophthalmology, JAMA Ophthalmology, AJO, BJO, Eye, IJO, etc. She has lectured all over the country and abroad at various fora on all topics of glaucoma. She enjoys music of varied genres, and has a special interest in Theatre.

  1. Articles 2 Apr 2021 11 min read

    Newer Imaging Technology in Glaucoma

    Clinical examination of the disc has been the basis of disc and nerve fibre layer evaluation for ages but it is marred by its subjectivity and non-reproducibility, in the diagnosis and detection of glaucoma. Though visual field changes give concrete and reproducible evidence of glaucomatous changes, it becomes manifest only after considerable damage has occurred to the retinal ganglion cells(RGCs) and the nerve fibre layer(NFL). There are normally 1.2 - 2.4 million nerve fibres and corresponding number of ganglion cells in the retina. Kerrigan-Baumann and Quigley et al 1 documented that a loss of 35.7% of the RGCs was required for the manifestation of corrected pattern standard deviation(CPSD) 90 seconds per eye Figure4: Print out of a normal C20 programme Threshold program (N20 and N30): This program uses more contrast levels to search for the patient's threshold at each of the tested location. N30- horizontal area extended to include an extra portion of the nasal visual field, result

    Prof. Sushmita Kaushik · Dr. SS Pandav
  2. Articles 1 Apr 2021 9 min read

    Ten Pearls in Interpreting Humphrey Visual Field

    A visual field encompasses the area of space or area of the external environment that is seen by a steadily fixating eye. Advances in the technology of visual field testing have changed our clinical perception of normal and abnormal fields of vision. It is of great importance to diagnose and monitor optic nerve diseases, notably glaucoma. Automated perimetry is now the current gold standard for both diagnosis and follow-up of glaucoma. The Humphreys visual field analyzer by Zeiss technology is the most widely used machine for visual field assessment. In this write-up, we will illustrate ten pearls to interpret a Humphrey’s Automated visual field printout. 1. Pre-requisites For a reliable visual field test, a good understanding between the operator (usually an ophthalmic technician) and the patient is important. It is a good practice for the technicians to undergo self-testing in order to get an idea about the procedure and would help in explaining the procedure better. The patient need

    Dr. Faisal Thattaruthody · Prof. Sushmita Kaushik