Glaucoma Services

Glaucoma is an eye disease that gradually steals your vision. There are sub types types of glaucoma, according to subtypes some patients have symptoms like redness and pain in eyes, but usually with no symptoms in the early stages and without proper treatment, glaucoma can lead to BLINDNESS. Glaucoma is one of the leading cause of blindness in world behind cataract and we at Geta eye hospital are committed to prevent blindness resulting from glaucoma at our part of the world. Glaucoma depending upon subtype and severity is most often treated with combinations of eye drops, laser modality, and surgery. All the mentioned treatment modality is available for patient’s disposal at Geta eye hospital.

To name a few different sub set of glaucoma patients visiting our clinic are:

Primary open angle glaucoma ( POAG )
Primary angle closure glaucoma ( PACG )
Lens related Glaucoma
Congenital glaucoma
Traumatic glaucoma
Glaucoma resulting from other ocular surgeries

Early diagnosis of glaucoma is critical to prevent permanent structural damage and irreversible vision loss. We at Glaucoma department of Geta eye hospital are committed for screening and early diagnosis of our patients with latest technology to evaluate visual function and structure of optic nerve. Services available are:

Detailed clinical evaluation by Glaucoma specialist
Standard automated Perimetry
Applanation Tonometry
Gonioscopy
Disc Photography
Central corneal thickness (CCT) measurement
OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT)

The treatment of glaucoma is focused on lowering the intraocular pressure with glaucoma drugs ( eye drops), laser therapy, and surgery.

Trabeculectomy surgery
Trabeculectomy surgery combined with cataract surgery
Yag laser peripheral iridectomy

Total Glaucoma Patient’s served at Fiscal Year 2079/80

Dr. Smadh Adhikari, Unit Head: Consultant Glaucoma, Cataract and Phaco-surgeon

MD (NAMS, Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology)- 2017, Glaucoma Fellowship- Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology, 2022.

Dr Adhikari joined Geta eye hospital in November 2017 and provided his service as ophthalmologist to the people of Far-western province and the neighboring Indian states. After the completion of Glaucoma fellowship in 2022, he has been assigned to the post of glaucoma consultant.