Resolving Dilemmas in Perimetry

Maj Gen (Dr) Sagarika Patyal,SM,VSM(Retd) is currently a Senior Consultant at Center for Sight, New Delhi. Dr.Patyal completed her Diploma in Ophthalmology and MS from Army Hospital Delhi Cantt (Delhi University). She was trained in glaucoma from the Rajendra Prasad Center for Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS, New Delhi and PGDGM from IGNOU University.                              Dr. Patyal has rich teaching experience for both undergraduate and postgraduate curricula and has taught in Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Army College of Medical Sciences Delhi, Army Hospital Research and Referral Center, Base Hospital. She was also appointed as national faculty for glaucoma, MCI Inspector for MBBS and assessor for DNB and referee for Medical Journal of Armed Forces of India (MJAFI) and other indexed journals. Her subjects of interests are cataract, glaucoma, ocular surface, cornea, high altitude ocular diseases andtrauma. She has been instrumental in establishing telemedicine nodes in high altitude (Siachen) to help soldiers stationed in the highest battleground in the world.  Dr. Patyal has more than 85 publications and presentations in international and national journals to her credit and has written chapters in books. She is member of All India Ophthalmological Society, Delhi Ophthalmological Society, Glaucoma Society of India, Pune Ophthalmological Society, Maharashtra Ophthalmic Society, Kolkata Association of Ophthalmologists and All India Women’s Ophthalmological Society.  She was honored with Chief of Army Staff Commendation 2004, Special Achiever’s Award from Sunderji group of Institutes 2010, Chief of Army Staff Commendation 2011, AWWA Excellence Award for social work, Award for Best AFMRC project 2011(Research), Army Commander’s commendation – 2013, Sena Medal-2014 for work done in the highest multispeciality hospital in the world, Leh,VisishtSena Medal-2016, Gold medal from IIRSI 2018.   Dr Monica Gandhi is currently working as Associate Medical Director, Head - Digital Initiatives and Senior Consultant in glaucoma and anterior segment services at Dr Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India. She is an alumnus of Maulana Azad Medical College and Guru Nanak Eye Centre, under the University of Delhi. A former glaucoma fellow at the Glaucoma Imaging Centre under Prof NN Sood, she has several publications and book chapters on glaucoma to her credit. She has delivered innumerable talks as invited faculty in various forums and has a special contribution to perimetry workshops and lectures. Besides her keen interest in clinical and surgical training for fellows, she is also committed to mentoring fellows, DNB students and trainees in their research work

What is perimetry, and how to obtain the best results?.- Incorporating perimetry in managing glaucoma.- Interpretation of Humphrey visual .- Challenges in interpreting perimetry in glaucoma.- Evaluating Progression in perimetry.- Interpretation of Octopus visual fields.- Progression by Octopus perimeter.- Structure function relation in Humphrey perimetry.- Structure function relation in Octopus perimetry.- Perimetry in Retinal, Choroidal and Macular disorders.- Perimetry in neurological disorders.- Perimetry in media opacities