Drishti Eye Care and Research Centre have recently acquired a new GDXpro machine for glaucoma detection with much precision. This provides a faster and more accurate result than the previous versions. Dr N. P. Varma has been trained in corneal grafting and handling of this machine. We have successfully performed nearly five Theraputic Keratoplasty. we are going to begin proper corneal grafting very soon which will benefit the person from corneal blindness. This is the first of its kind in Bihar.
Why this machine
In general practice, doctors can use the technology to assess patients with known glaucoma, as well as patients with ocular hypertension or other suspects. Use of GDxPRO (Carl Zeiss Meditec) scanning laser polarimeter provides a robust technology and quantifies the RNFL very precisely. The technology even removes some of the artifact seen in previous models for patients with high degrees of myopia or a lightly pigmented fundus.
The analyses on the GDxPRO printouts help specialists and general practitioners alike diagnose glaucoma with confidence. The clear, easy-to-read reports present the RNFL data numerically and graphically in a symmetry analysis.
In addition to this very high-resolution assessment of the RNFL's thickness and integrity, the GDxPRO compares a patient's data to normal and glaucoma eyes in its database. It uses these data to arrive at a number called the Nerve Fiber Indicator (NFI), which is related to the likelihood that a patient's RNFL is abnormal. I get a clear picture of the quantity and quality of the RNFL, and so can any general practice optometrist.
The GDxPRO is fast and stores a great deal of data. It's simple to acquire an image — the whole process takes about 5 minutes — and staff can be trained quickly to perform the test.
