The Optic Nerve Head in Health and Disease

What is the range of normal variations in the optic nerve head appearance?.- What are the characteristic changes to the optic nerve head in glaucoma and how do they evolve over time?.- How to interpret optic disc in myopes?.- What are the key clinical skills and investigative techniques for disc evaluation?.- How to reduce error in optic nerve head examination?.- What imaging errors occur when evaluating the optic nerve head?.- How to interpret difficult optic discs?.- How to accurately assess the severity in people with glaucoma or at risk for developing glaucoma.- What optic nerve head conditions mimic glaucoma?.- Getting better - Learning, new tools and risk management.

Dr.Surinder Pandav is Professor and Head of the department of ophthalmology at the Advanced Eye Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India. His main role is to organize Glaucoma services including patient care, medical education and research at his institute. Dr. Pandav did his glaucoma fellowship at Royal Perth Hospital and Center for Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia in the years 2004-2006. Dr. Pandav served as visiting professor at the Center for Eye Research Australia, University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2014-1016, where he coordinated the Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy Evaluation (GONE) project, which is an internet based system for evaluation of optic disc assessment skills among ophthalmologists and trainees, and conducted research on understanding functioning of glaucoma drainage devices with the aim todevelop newer drainage devices.  He is keenly interested in glaucoma surgical research especially mechanisms of wound healing after surgery and effect of aqueous flow through the tissues. Dr.Pandav is an avid researcher having contributed many articles in peer reviewed publications and a number of book chapters. He also serves as a reviewer for a number of ophthalmology journals.

Dr.Pandav regularly organizes training workshops for the ophthalmologists of the region and has established a support group to help glaucoma patients. He has conducted a number of glaucoma awareness campaigns to educate public. Dr. Pandav has contributed significantly to a number of professional bodies. Currently he holds the position of the President of the Glaucoma Society of India.

Dr. Parul Ichhpujani is currently a Professor at the department of ophthalmology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India, where she is chiefly responsible for glaucoma and neuro-ophthalmology services. She completed her glaucoma training at