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Glaucoma
Classification, pathophysiology, IOP, optic nerve damage, and medical, laser, and surgical management — organized into the same clinical concepts the app tests on.
Disease Classification
Glaucoma Classification & Types
POAG, angle-closure, congenital, and secondary glaucoma — an overview.
ReadAngle-Closure Glaucoma
Acute presentation, risk factors, malignant/ciliary block, laser peripheral iridotomy.
ReadSecondary Glaucomas
Pigment dispersion, pseudoexfoliation, phacolytic/phacomorphic, neovascular glaucoma.
ReadCongenital & Developmental Glaucoma
Primary congenital glaucoma, Axenfeld-Rieger syndrome, Peters anomaly, Sturge-Weber.
ReadPathophysiology & Diagnostic Assessment
Optic Nerve Head Damage Pathophysiology
Axoplasmic transport, apoptosis, lamina cribrosa biomechanics.
ReadIOP Physiology & Risk Factors
Aqueous production/outflow, ocular perfusion pressure, CCT and IOP risk.
ReadTonometry Methods & Artifacts
Goldmann, Perkins, Tono-Pen, pneumatonometry, Schiotz, CCT/hysteresis artifact.
ReadGonioscopy in Glaucoma
Angle anatomy, Shaffer grading, optical principles, use in laser trabeculoplasty.
ReadOptic Disc & RNFL Structural Assessment
Cup-to-disc ratio, ISNT rule, disc hemorrhage, OCT RNFL and artifacts.
ReadVisual Field Defects & Structure-Function Correlation
Arcuate, nasal step, paracentral, and ring scotomas; tunnel vision.
ReadPerimetry Technique & Progression Analysis
Standard automated perimetry, reliability/global indices, GPA, trend vs event-based.
ReadDifferentiating Glaucomatous from Neurologic Field Loss
NAION disc-at-risk, neuroimaging workup.
ReadNormal-Tension Glaucoma
Definition, epidemiology, vascular dysregulation, CNTGS and LoGTS trials.
ReadManagement — Medical, Laser & Surgical
Medical Management — Drug Classes
Prostaglandins, beta-blockers, alpha agonists, CAIs, rho-kinase inhibitors.
ReadMedication Adherence & Special-Population Management
Adherence barriers, elderly, CKD, and anticoagulated patients.
ReadLaser Trabeculoplasty
ALT vs SLT mechanism, complications, technique, the LiGHT trial.
ReadLaser Iridotomy & Cyclodestructive Procedures
LPI, cyclophotocoagulation — ECP, transscleral, micropulse.
ReadTrabeculectomy & Filtration Surgery
Technique, antimetabolites/MMC, bleb complications, laser suture lysis.
ReadGlaucoma Drainage Devices & MIGS
Tube shunts, Ahmed valve, iStent, suprachoroidal microstents.
ReadEvidence & Patient Care
Landmark Glaucoma Clinical Trials
OHTS, CNTGS, LiGHT, Tajimi, and the Low-Pressure Glaucoma Treatment Study.
ReadGlaucoma & Quality of Life
Driving, fall risk, depression/anxiety, activities of daily living, patient education.
ReadPerioperative & Surgical Risk Considerations
Suprachoroidal hemorrhage, surgery in anticoagulated patients.
ReadTest yourself on Glaucoma
OphthoAcademy has real practice questions across all of glaucoma's clinical concepts, with spaced repetition to help it stick.
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