General

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 7 - Management, referral and care pathways course, reissued in February 2026.



Domains: Clinical practice, Professionalism

CPD Ref: C-101749

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: 

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

The seventh part covers glaucoma management, referral and care pathways.

Unit 9 - Management, referral and care pathways

The key areas covered are:

  • NICE NG81 and SIGN 144 guidance and their relevance to referral and management of glaucoma suspects
  • How to reach a referral decision
  • Referral filtering and glaucoma care pathways
  • Case studies.

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

To learn more about glaucoma treatment, please go to Glaucoma: Part Eight - Treatment.

First published: January 2020
Last reviewed: March 2022

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    Learning outcomes

    Learning outcomes

    Professionalism

    s.10 Work collaboratively with colleagues in the interests of patients

    • Understand the NICE and SIGN guidance in relation to patients at risk of glaucoma and when they need referring to specialist service.

    Clinical Practice

    s.7 Conduct appropriate assessments, examinations, treatments and referrals

    • Understand how to investigate patients at risk of glaucoma, how to interpret the clinical findings and be able to manage and refer glaucoma suspects appropriately.

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