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.
New NICE guidance states that selective laser trabeculoplasty rather than eye drops should be a first-line treatment for glaucoma. Kim Thomas asks what this means for optometrists – and their patients.
Clinical files: Can I routinely use an OCT instead of a visual field test for detecting chronic COAG?
For the very last issue of Optometry in Practice, Professor Jonathan Jackson MCOptom reflects on the past two decades of the journal and its contribution to our learning.
In this article three interesting glaucoma cases are discussed alongside the evidence-based approach underpinning management decisions.
This case study shows how selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) resulted in an improvement in ocular symptoms in a patient with ocular surface disease secondary to treatment for glaucoma.
Abstracts from the online Women in Vision UK Annual Meeting 2022 are presented.
The clinical figures that count.
Case study: Specialist optometrist Andrew J Morgan FCOptom discusses a case of ocular ischaemic syndrome and its differential diagnoses, central retinal vein occlusion and diabetic retinopathy.
Clinical files: Patient diagnosed with bilateral glaucoma with a visual field defect, do they need to notify the DVLA (or DVA)?
In this online CPD course, Thurka Sivapalan MCOptom covers the basic principles of OCT to help diagnose, monitor, and manage glaucoma-related conditions in community practice and in hospitals.
Online CPD courses for optometrists on the topic of glaucoma.
This recorded webinar delivered by Michelle Hanratty will help you determine when to manage or monitor a patient’s condition and when to refer for further investigation or management.