Shared Care Glaucoma

Amar Alwitry is a Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Glaucoma care at the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He was previously the Career Advisor for Ophthalmology to the British Medical Journal, is ex-Vice-Chairman of the Ophthalmic Trainees Group and had a seat on the Training Committee at The Royal College of Ophthalmologists

1. Introduction. Section 1: About Glaucoma. 2. Epidemiology and Risk Factors For Glaucoma. 3. Genetics. 4. The Pathophysiology of Glaucoma. 5. Anterior Segment Examination. 6. Assessing The Angle. 7. Evaluation of the Optic Nerve Head. 8. Imaging Technology in the Assessment of the Optic Disc and Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer. 9. The Intraocular Pressure. 10. Central Corneal Thickness and the IOP. 11. Evaluating the Visual Field. 12. Other Perimetry Devices. Section 2: Detecting Progression. 13. Identifying Progressive Visual Field Loss. 14. Identifying Progressive Morphological Change. Section 3: Treating Glaucoma. 15. Target IOP. 16. Glaucoma Medications. 17. Management Protocols. 18. Surgery and Laser Treatment for Glaucoma. 19. Compliance. Section 4: Specific Glaucoma Entities. 20. Normal Tension Glaucoma. 21. Secondary Open Angle Glaucoma. 22. Primary Angle Closure. 23. Secondary Angle Closure. 24. Steroid Induced Glaucoma. 25. Landmark Studies. Appendices