Independent Continuing Education Instructor Independent Instructor Cottage Grove, Minnesota, United States
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Disclosure(s):
Dianna Graves, COMT BS Ed: No financial relationships to disclose
Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world – yet is one of the most misunderstood diseases your doctor deals with. Understanding the anatomical dynamics of this disease is difficult due to the “perceptions” we, as well as our patients have, regarding ideal IOP readings, VF results and corneal thickness evaluations ! What do the numbers “mean” to your doctor?
Learning Objectives:
Upon conclusion of this activity, attendees will be able to:
Discuss dynamics of aqueous production, mechanisms of outflow & what the "IOP numbers mean" to the patient
Understand the central corneal thickness theory and why we perform a pachymetry on patients that are at glaucoma "risk"
Identify the anatomy of aqueous production, the cornea and the anterior chamber