Saswati Sen

• M.S. Ophthalmology
• Professor (Assistant) at Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences

: To correlate anterior chamber angle parameters with severity and duration of diabetes in diabetic patients and compare with non-diabetics. : Prospective cross-sectional study with 200 subjects each in diabetic and non-diabetic group. Comprehensive ocular examination was done. RBS at the time of examination was noted and AS-OCT examination was per...

To highlight the case of ocular hypertension in a 9-year-old male who came with fever and swelling in the left eye (LE) for 3 days. He was a known case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) on treatment with oral steroids. His best-corrected vision was 6/6 in both eyes (BES). The anterior segment was normal in BES except for mild periorbital edema...

Congenital anomalies in individuals, more often than not involve multiple organs. We present the case of a 26-year-old female who presented with headache and sleep disturbances as primary complaints. She was found to have a partially empty sella in association with iris and optic disc coloboma. Septo-optic dysplasia is commonly seen in patients wit...

Introduction Undergraduate medical teaching is undergoing major improvements with the introduction of competency-based medical education. Hence, teaching methods need a makeover as well. The introduction of demonstration, observation, assistance, and performance (DOAP) sessions can help revamp the education process. The present study aims to compar...

Purpose The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life (QOL) in glaucoma patients and find out the sociodemographic factors predicting QOL. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center from August 2021 to February 2022. Subjects diagnosed with glaucoma for at least 6 months were enrolled. After taking informed co...

Introduction: Neodymium-doped Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (Nd: YAG) laser capsulotomy remains the safest treatment for Posterior Capsular Opacification (PCO). The use of capsulotomy lens has some benefits to offer especially when learning the procedure and in uncooperative patients. With changing curriculum in medical teaching which focusses more on pr...

A 28-year-old female, presented with complaints of diminution of vision in left eye and floaters and flashes in right eye. Her visual acuity was 6/9 in right eye and counting fingers- ½ meters in left eye. Patient had high myopia and her posterior segment showed total retinal detachment in left eye. She was advised for surgery and visual prognosis...

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the ocular morbidity due to delayed presentation in glaucoma patients because of COVID lockdown. Methodology: This was a retrospective study of 15 cases presented to us between October 2020 and February 2021. Cause of glaucoma in our study group was either primary angle closure, pseudoexfoliation, l...

A 15-year-old female patient presented with complaints of headache, blurring of vision, and redness of both eyes for 15 days and fever for 20 days. Her best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 20/40 in both eyes. Anterior segment examination was normal except for subconjunctival haemorrhage in both eyes. Examination of the posterior segment showed d...

Introduction: Inspite of being advised surgery by doctor and several health schemes made available by the Government of India for the economically backward section, people still present late for surgery, inviting many complications in the long run. Aim: To study the causes of delayed cataract surgery in Below Poverty Line (BPL) patients in a tertia...

A 41-year-old female presented with diminished vision in both eyes with recurrent episodes of pain, redness, and watering. With a provisional diagnosis of primary angle-closure glaucoma in the left eye and primary angle closure in the right eye, anti-glaucoma medications were started in the left eye and laser peripheral iridotomy was done in both e...

Lateral rectus palsy presenting as abduction deficit resulting in diplopia is attributed to neurogenic causes. Metastasis as a cause of sixth cranial palsy is an extremely rare entity but cannot be overlooked. Cases of metastasis to lateral rectus secondary to lung and breast carcinoma have been reported. Primary adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) meta...

Recurrent chalazion may be associated with bad lid hygiene but can have clinical changes which lead to the suspicion of a more dangerous entity. Particularly in elderly patients, recurrence of chalazion should be suspected to have carcinomatous changes. We present the case of a 52-year-old woman with presentation of recurrent chalazion which turned...

Childhood glaucoma is a rare disease associated with significant pressure related visual loss and ocular comorbidity. It consists of a heterogeneous group of diseases which can be classified based on etiopathogenesis and morphology. Global incidence of childhood glaucoma accounts for 2%–6% of blindness in children. Although glaucoma in children is...

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess awareness about online classes and to assess if they can aid learning in the field of medicine amid lockdown. Methods: Online survey comprising a questionnaire related to the aspects of online teaching was undertaken. There were 16 questions, and responses were collected from undergraduates, postgradu...

A 14-year-old myopic male patient diagnosed as steroid-induced glaucoma and cataract elsewhere presented to the eye opd with painless and progressive diminution of vision in the right eye (oculus dexter (OD)) for last 6 months. Phacotrabeculectomy was already done in the left eye (oculus sinister (OS)) 1 year ago and he was on topical latanoprost e...

Conjunctival capillary haemangiomas are very rare above 40 years of age group, with few cases reported in the literature. Adding to the scanty literature of this uncommon vascular tumour, we present the case of a 45-year-old man who presented with a nodular growth in the conjunctiva without any associated systemic diseases or cutaneous lesion. Exci...