Clinical Management Guidelines
The College of Optometrist’s Clinical Management Guidelines (CMGs) provide a reliable source of evidence-based information on the diagnosis and management of 60 eye conditions that present with varying frequency in primary and first-contact care. Whilst they are intended specifically for specialist therapeutic prescribers, it is anticipated that all optometrists will find them a useful source of information. The intention from the outset was to ensure that the CMG’s conformed to evidence-based practice. The most frequently used definition of evidence-based practice is the ‘conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients’ (Sackett et al, 1986 BMJ 312:71-2). A standardised search protocol was used to establish the evidence base for each ophthalmic condition (see below).
The Guidelines can be accessed in three ways, by
Four new Clinical Management Guidelines published 24 June 2010
Cellulitis preseptal and orbital
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