August 2003

DOS QUIZ

DOS QUIZ NO. 2

1. Epithelial lining of canaliculus is by…………………............................................………………………...
2. Under Vision 2020 program target for cataract surgical rate for India is…………..................................
3. Most common ocular feature of sarcoidosis is …………………………………….....................................
4. Intravitreal dose of Gancyclovir is ………………………………………….……........................................
5. Most common organism causing bleb related endophthalmitis is………………….................................
6. Posterior lenticonus is seen in…………………………………………...………….......................................
7. Most common presenting feature of Stargadt’s disease is…………………………...................................
8. Which extra ocular muscle has nerve supply from orbital surface………………….................................
9. Oral dose of Vitamin A in 9 month old child is…………………………………........................................
10. Conc. of Amphotericin B in fungal corneal ulcer is……………………………….....................................

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8. R T E I O T N H Y P A ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
9. E S A L E
10. O L S C I N I

Rules:
l Among the above intermingled alphabets, ophthalmic terms are hidden.
l No abbreviations are used. Let us see who can find the most number of words. Good luck.

l Please send your entries to the DOS office latest by 25th August, 2003.

l Prize Rs.500/- Courtesy: Syntho Pharmaceuticals

l Quiz Trophy will be given to the member who answers maximum number of quizes in a year
during the Annual GBM of DOS.

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CURRENT PRACTICE
Transpupillary Thermo Therapy Continued from page 61

Fig 5. Colored fundus photographs and FFA of a patient with small Fig. 6. Fundus photographs and FFA showing a patient of lasered
idiopathic JF CNV treated with TTT, decrease in intensity and size of extrafoveal idiopathic CNV with juxtafoveal recurrence subjected to
hyperfluorescence TTT, note the stabilization of the letter visual acuity and partial resolu-
tion of the membrane.

Fig. 7. A patient of idiopathic CNV treated with TTT shown in the Fig. 8. Colored fundus photographs and FFA of a patient of Juxtafoveal
above colored fundus photographs and FFA, note the complete resolu- CNV secondary to AMD treated with TTT, note stabilization of letter
tion of the membrane. visual acuity and partial resolution of the membrane.

Stabilization in AMD Idiopathic In TTT heat is delivered to the choroid
Visual Acuity (n=7) (n=7) and retinal pigment epithelium using a

No Change 42.85 % 71.4 % diode laser at 810nm
= 5 letters 71.4 % 100 %
> 5 letters, = 10 letters 100 % 100% weeks (range 12 - 64 weeks) ity improved or stabilized in
and 8 eyes with idiopathic 78.57% eyes (n = 14) at 3
Juxtafoveal CNV Juxtafoveal CNV and BCVA juxtafoveal CNV with a months, 57.24% eyes (n = 7)
Twenty two eyes of twenty between 20/200 & 20/50. 14 mean follow up of 32.57 at 6 months, 50% eyes (n = 4)
eyes with juxtafoveal CNV weeks (range 12-64 weeks). at 9 months and 50% eyes (n
two patients were included were secondary to AMD with = 2) at 1 year follow up.
in the study with fluorescein a mean follow up of 24.57 In a mean follow up of
angiographic evidence of 24.6 weeks in the juxtafoveal Stabilization of the visual
AMD group, the Visual Acu- acuity was defined as either

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CURRENT PRACTICE

Distribution of patients with Subfoveal CNV who lost < 15 before TTT, 51.29 ± 22.05 sec., twelve months respectively
letters from baseline at 12 months 52.71 ± 25.37 sec.& 60 ± 59.4 (Graphs 3 and 4).
sec. at three, six and twelve
This figure compares the results of TTT in subfoveal CNV in our months respectively. Hence, Advantages of Transpu-
study to those subjected to PDT and placebo group in the TAP there was no significant in- pillary Thermo Therapy
study. crease in the mean reading 1. Inexpensive modality of
difficulty of the patients
improvement or mainte- months and 50% (n =2) eyes (Graphs 3and 4). treatment.
nance of visual acuity simi- at 1 year. All the eyes that had 2. Proven to be effective
lar to the pre TTT level or fall scotoma (n = 2) and metamor- In a mean follow up of 3. Well tolerated by the pa-
of up to 5 letters of the ETDRS phopsia (n = 4) on the 32.5 weeks in Idiopathic
charts (i.e. ± 1 line). Contrast Amsler's grid showed stabi- group, Visual acuity im- tients
threshold stabilized or im- lized or improved scotoma proved or stabilized in 4. Free of systemic side effects
proved in 71.42% of the eyes scores during the whole fol- 87.5% (n =8) eyes at 3 months, 5. No need for restrictions
(n = 14) at 3 months, 71.4% low up period. The mean 71.42% (n =7) eyes followed
(n = 7) eyes at 6 months fol- reading speed was 54.07 ± at 6 months and none of eyes after the treatment
low up, 50% (n = 4) eyes at 9 32.09 seconds for 81 words followed at 9 months and 1 6. Results are reproducible
year. Contrast threshold sta- 7. Less collateral damage to
bilized or improved in all the
eyes during the course of fol- adjacent retina
low up. All the eyes that had
scotoma (n = 3) and metamor- Conclusion
phopsia (n = 3) on the The efficacy and safety
Amsler's grid showed stabi-
lized or improved the sc- has already been vouched by
otoma scores during the lot of retinologists, however
whole follow up period. The exact role of TTT vis a vis PDT
mean reading speed was 68.5 and other treatment modali-
± 36.66 sec. before TTT, 62.25 ties in the management of
± 38.79 sec, 71.57 ± 52.62 & subfoveal and juxtafoveal
41.5 ± 2.12 at three, six and CNV all over the globe needs
to be testified by the TTT vs
CNV trial underway.

Congratulations!

Ø Prof. H.K. Tewari, Chief, Dr. R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences on being
appointed Dean All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi.

Ø Prof. Rasik B. Vajpayee, Head of Cornea & Refractive Surgery Service at Dr.
R.P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences has been awarded Fellowship qua Surgeon
(FRCS without examination) by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Ø Dr. Ashok Garg, Medical Director of Garg Eye Institute & Research Centre,
Hisar, has received prestigious “Dr. Jawaharlal Nehru Award of Excellence”
and “International Gold Star Millennium Award”.

Ø Dr. Pankaj Varshney for becoming the editor of IMA-DN2 bulletin.

Ø Dr. Prashant Bhartiya for joining as a consultant in Department of
Ophthalmology, Bombay Hospital, Indore (M.P.)

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