At the completion of this CPD activity, optometrists will have developed their knowledge of glaucoma management. Including:
Understand the structural and functional indices that play a role in the monitoring of glaucoma
Inform their own glaucoma-management plan based on assessment techniques and workflow used at the CFEH’s Glaucoma Management Clinic
Recognise some uncommon differential diagnoses for patients presenting with glaucoma-like clinical features
Review an example of a collaborative approach to the diagnosis and management of a patient presenting with potentially glaucomatous clinical features
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