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:
- 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 seventh 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)
- Glaucoma: Part Six – Visual Fields
The seventh part covers glaucoma management, referral and care pathways.
Unit 9 - Management, referral and care pathwaysThe 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