The book explores the many “grey zones” in glaucoma care, where diagnosis is uncertain, treatment thresholds are debated, and management decisions are rarely black and white. It addresses common controversies in glaucoma diagnosis and management through a practical, evidence-based approach, helping clinicians navigate real-world scenarios with greater confidence. From suspect discs and borderline intraocular pressures to evolving treatment paradigms and surgical dilemmas, each chapter focuses on everyday clinical challenges faced in practice.

Designed for general ophthalmologists, optometrists, fellows, and general practitioners, this resource bridges the gap between guidelines and real-life decision-making, offering clear insights that are clinically relevant, accessible, and immediately applicable.

Whether you are refining your glaucoma practice or seeking clarity in complex cases, the book provides pragmatic guidance for managing patients when the answers are not always straightforward.

Dr Baswati Sahoo is a glaucoma, cataract, and anterior segment surgeon with extensive international clinical, academic, and leadership experience. She completed her master’s degree in ophthalmology from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India and pursued advanced fellowship training in glaucoma and anterior segment at Dr Shroff’s Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India.

She currently serves as the clinical lead of ophthalmology at the Department of Ophthalmology, Hastings Hospital, and is a refractive cataract and glaucoma surgeon at Eye Institute Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Prior, she served as head of the Department of Ophthalmology at Ahalia Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Her areas of special interest include complex cataract surgery, advanced glaucoma management, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). She has made significant academic contributions through numerous publications in peer-reviewed national and international journals, authorship of book chapters, and invited lectures at national and international scientific meetings. Dr Sahoo is the recipient of the prestigious A.D. Patwardhan Gold Medal from Savitribai Phule Pune University and was awarded a senior research fellowship by the Indian Council of Medical Research in recognition of her academic excellence and research contributions.

Dr. Monica Gandhi was an alumnus of Maulana Azad Medical College and Guru Nanak Eye Centre, under the University of Delhi, India. She was an associate medical director, head of digital initiatives, and senior consultant in glaucoma and anterior segment services at Dr. Shroff’s Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi, India. She had trained several fellows, DNB students, and trainees in their areas of interest. Dr Gandhi published many papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, several chapters in various books, and delivered numerous lectures at various national and international conferences.