Course: Angle Closure Glaucoma, Section: Learning objectives

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Angle Closure Glaucoma – Rupert Bourne & Jane Bell (18:35)

Rupert Bourne, a consultant ophthalmic surgeon from Cambridgeshire, has been raising awareness about a form of Glaucoma especially common in East Asia. Here he compares the disease to other forms of Glaucoma, discusses the treatments for it and explains why people of certain parentage may be particularly at risk.

First published in DOCET OQ79 (2011).

Learning objectives

To provide listeners with:

An outline of the prevalence of primary angle closure glaucoma, particularly among patients of Asian origin
An understanding of the differences between primary angle closure glaucoma and primary open angle glaucoma
An outline of the global status of the condition, changes in how it's defined, and identification and treatment