Glaucoma: A Public Health Approach to Preventing Blindness
Develop a public health understanding of glaucoma, its lifelong management, and raising awareness for better quality eye care with this course from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for ophthalmologists, ophthalmic nurses, and medical practitioners working in eye care.
You may also find this course interesting if you specialise in other fields of medicine, if you’re a student of medicine or an NGO personnel.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Describe the definition of glaucoma and be aware of the classification types and subsets of glaucoma
Evaluate the public health challenges, epidemiology and risk factors for the main types of glaucoma, both open and closed angle.
Interpret the relevant anatomy of the eye and the pathophysiology of both open and closed angle types of glaucoma.
Explain the natural history of glaucoma, associated symptoms, clinical features and vision loss.
Assess the impact (psychological, physical, socioeconomic) of visual loss from glaucoma on the patient, their family, the wider community and the health system.
Critique the approaches and challenges to raising awareness and advocacy for glaucoma.
