This sets out proposed new care models for glaucoma patients in order to better utilise primary care capacity, while still maintaining patient safety.
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of irreversible sight loss in the UK and affects over one million people, which is predicted to rise by 100,000 cases to 1.145 million people by 2030*.
In each issue, Acuity poses a topical question on a tricky scenario to a panel of members.
Clinical files: What impact should a patient's home genetics test have on my clinical decision-making?
Read the guidance on examining patients at risk from glaucoma
This member briefing covers the guideline on Glaucoma: diagnosis and management
Find out more about getting a College-accredited higher qualification in glaucoma.
More information for patients on glaucoma, including a directory to find their nearest optometrist member.
Deborah Bott is the first author of the winning entry of the 2024 College of Optometrists Early Career Researchers Poster Competition.
The clinical figures that count.
A glance at what’s happening in the world of technology.
Becky McCall looks at the effects of menopause on the eye, and asks how optometrists can us their expertise to advise women.
Patients will be paid £25 per session and all travel expenses will be reimbursed.
Evidence suggests that obstructive sleep apnoea increases the risk of normal-tension glaucoma writes Kim Thomas, but is there a causal mechanism?
Where optometry professionals come together for practical learning, CPD and fresh insight.
Clinical files: Is it appropriate for me to treat steroid-related rises in IOP where the steroid was originally used for managing anterior uveitis, even though I do not have any additional glaucoma qualifications?
A short presentation on Van Herick and Goldman applanation tonometry techniques followed by a hands on skills workshop.
This discussion workshop includes techniques to assess anterior chamber angle and analysis of images.