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This course expired on 31 December 2025. If you have completed this course, you can print your certificate here. 

This course has been replaced with our Glaucoma: Part 6 - Visual fields course, reissued in February 2026.

Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism

CPD Ref: C-101748

CPD Points:

CPD Type: Non-interactive

Closing Date: 31 December 2025

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness and affects 60 million people worldwide. This eight-part series will deal with all relevant key areas, including: 

• Glaucoma definitions and classification
  
• Pathophysiology and risk factors
• Assessment of anterior segment and anterior chamber angle
• Assessment of the intraocular pressure
• Assessment of the optic disc
• Visual fields
• Management, referrals and care pathways
• Treatment.

Before you start the sixth part of the course please ensure that you have either completed the following courses or are familiar with their content:

• Glaucoma: Part One – Definitions and Classification
• Glaucoma: Part Two – Pathophysiology and Risk Factors
• Glaucoma: Part Three – Assessment (Anterior Segment)
• Glaucoma: Part Four – Assessment (IOP)
• Glaucoma: Part Five – Assessment (Optic Disc)

The sixth part covers visual field assessment.

This unit looks at how to assess the visual field to identify important signs of glaucoma.

The key areas covered are:

At the end of the course you can complete the CPD quiz to gain 0.5 non-interactive CPD points. 

To learn more about management of glaucoma, go to Glaucoma: Part Seven - Management, referral and care pathways.

First published: January 2020
Last reviewed: March 2022