Minutes of the IPGS Meeting – Feb 2017
- 23 Feb 2017
- 5:30 PM
Prof Viney Gupta
Introduction and Follow-up of IPGI ( 10 min)
Prof Sushmita Kaushik
Minutes of the first meeting and salient points ( 10 min)
Dr. Sirisha Senthil
The way Forward(15 min)
Discussion 5 min
Steroid Induced Glaucoma in children: The problem and possible solutions
Dr. Anil Mandal
Chairperson
Dr. Mayuri
Moderator
Dr. Madhu Bhadauria
Convener
- SIG blindness: Dr. Viney – 6 min
- Strategies for prevention : Dr. Kirti – 6 min
Stop OTC prescription and have a change in the governmental policy!
- Areas of research: Dr. Sirisha – 12 min
- Why is VKC more in boys?
- In India we do have significant number of girls with VKC! Why?
- What does it decrease with inset of puberty
- Why do we have late onset / adult onset VKC in India?
- Role of sex hormones in the exacerbation or resolution of VKC?
- Seasonal variations in the allergic pattern in VKC?
- Regional distribution of VKC across India.
- Case scenario
- VKC recent onset topical steroid use, IOP 40, Normal disc: Dr. Prafulla (5 min).
- Immediate management
- Follow-up
- VKC “sos” topical steroid use, IOP 40, Advanced GON: Dr. Manju (5 min)
- Immediate management
- Follow-up
- VKC recent onset topical steroid use, IOP 40, Normal disc: Dr. Prafulla (5 min).
- What does “monitoring” mean – Dr. Mayuri (5 min)
- How often should we check IOP after administering steroids in children
Management options
- Choice of medical management – Dr. Purvi Bhagat (6 min)
- PGA, Timolol, CAI, Bromonidine
- Any role of SLT in older children
- When surgery required, what is the first choice – Dr. Sushmita (6 min)
- Trabeculectomy always? MMC always?
- Maybe a primary tube in select cases
- Cyclophotocoagulation in select cases
- Goniotomy
