Accreditation of Eye Care Centres: The 10-Step Simplified Guide
Introduction The quality of health care and the initiatives taken to address various risk and safety issues in hospitals has become a subject of debate. Many countries and organizations are exploring various means to improve the quality of healthcare services. “Accreditation is a status that is conferred on an organization that has been assessed as having met particular standards”. The two conditi...Read More
Endogenous Endophthalmitis: A Review
Introduction Endophthalmitis is defined as an inflammation of the inner layers of the eye with exudation in the vitreous cavity resulting from intraocular colonization by microorganisms. It can be exogenous or endogenous. It is an ocular emergency with poor visual prognosis and multifactorial etiology. Endogenous endophthalmitis is much less common than exogenous endophthalmitis and is estimated t...Read More
Top Tips for Toric IOLs for Young Ophthalmologists: Should You Make the Plunge?
The use of TORIC IOL in the modern cataract surgical world has rightfully become a necessary tool for all surgeons. This is because of the demand for customization and the need for great refractive outcomes, rendering all cataract surgeries as “REFRACTIVE CATARACT SURGERIES” today! Patients no longer are happy being dependent on glasses or want to miss the chance of being less dependent on glasses...Read More
iFile: Ruptured Retinal Artery Macroaneursm
Chief Complaint: A 67 years old female came with the complaint of sudden painless diminution of vision in the left eye for 1 day. History of Present Illness: Sudden painless diminution of vision with associated floaters in the left eye for the last 1 day. There was no history of any trauma, redness, watering or discharge. Past Ocular History: No history of any past ocular disease Past Medical Hist...Read More
HLA-B27 associated Acute Anterior Uveitis
Introduction Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) results from a breakdown of the blood-aqueous barrier and acute inflammation of the iris and ciliary body. It is the most common form of uveitis encountered the world over. Keratic precipitates (KPs) are characteristic of AAU and represent inflammatory cells that deposit on the corneal endothelium due to the upregulation of adhesion molecules in response t...Read More
Optic Disc Evaluation in Glaucoma
Glaucoma, by definition, is chronic, progressive optic neuropathy.[1-3] Structural damage to the optic nerve head (ONH) is a characteristic feature of glaucoma and precedes visual field loss in most cases. Para-papillary changes may also be observed in eyes with glaucoma. The mere presence of raised intraocular pressure is not glaucoma. Hence, the optic disc evaluation is the first and most import...Read More
Ten Pearls to Improve Your Surgical Skills in Oculoplasty
Oculoplastic surgery, despite being a niche surgical branch, encompasses a variety of procedures involving the nasolacrimal apparatus, orbit and eyelids. Having evolved into a speciality only in the last 6-7 decades, it also includes fields such as trauma, oncology and oculofacial aesthetics, which make it fascinating as well as challenging1. Just as in most ophthalmic sub-specialities, Oculoplast...Read More
