Glaucoma clinical care
Convenor: David Friedman
Description:
This course will provide an update on clinical care for glaucoma patients. Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness globally and the most common cause of irreversible blindness. Current diagnostic approaches as well as recent clinical research outcomes will be reviewed with opportunities for discussion.
Objectives
- Understand current approaches to diagnose glaucoma
- Be able to critically assess the impact of glaucoma on patients
- Know the current recommended treatment guidelines recently published by ICO
- Understand the findings from recent clinical trials
| Ronnie George | The burden of glaucoma: how will we handle the massive increase in those affected? |
| Neeru Gupta | ICO guidelines for glaucoma care |
| Dan Kiage | How to use visual fields in clinical practice |
| Ramanjit Sihota | Relevance of major clinical trials in glaucoma care of patients today |
| Anja Tuulinen | How does glaucoma affect our patients? |
| David Friedman | Systems to monitor patients at lower cost |
| Leon Herndon | Innovations in glaucoma surgery |
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