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       FUNDAMENTALS OF GLAUCOMA

       A Guide for Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists and Orthoptists

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      ISBN 978-981-121-644-2 (hardcover)

      ISBN 978-981-121-746-3 (paperback)

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      ISBN 978-981-121-646-6 (ebook for individuals)

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       CONTENTS

       Foreword

       Acknowledgements

       List of Contributors

       Introduction

       Chapter 1 Anatomy

       Pierre Rautenbach

       Chapter 2 Definition and Classification

       Neil Bowley

       Chapter 3 Examination Techniques

       Neil Bowley

       Chapter 4 Investigations

       Thomas Sherman

       Chapter 5 Eye Drops

       Andrew Swampillai

       Chapter 6 Lasers

       Adam Booth

       Chapter 7 Surgery

       Abhijit A Mohite and Imran Masood

       Chapter 8 Improving Quality of Life

       Katie Smith and Pam Adams

       Chapter 9 Developing a Holistic Approach to Glaucoma Management

       Michael Smith

       Useful Resources

       Index

       FOREWORD

      Glaucoma care in the UK is changing. More than ever before are non-medical healthcare professionals such as nurses, orthoptists, and optometrists becoming involved in caring for patients — carrying out tests, interpreting results, and contributing to management decisions as part of a multi-disciplinary team. To work efficiently as part of a team, each professional needs to have a fundamental understanding of each other’s role. This is particularly important when it comes to speaking with patients, some of whom will be anxious of having been diagnosed with a potentially sight-threatening disease. There are many excellent text-books on glaucoma, but this book fills a gap for a simple and concise overview of clinical glaucoma care. It is written at a basic level that will not be intimidating to the novice, and the compact format will make it easy to use. It will be a useful resource for all of those who are beginning to enter this area and would like to build their knowledge.

      Paul H Artes PhD, MCOptom

      Professor in Eye & Vision Sciences

      Faculty of Health: Medicine, Dentistry, and Human Sciences University of Plymouth

       ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

      I am very grateful to all the contributors for taking time out of their busy clinical schedules to support a well-rounded, useful and relevant addition to the field of glaucoma. My sincere thanks also to Dr Rabia Salman for thoroughly proof-reading the text.

      And, as always, our greatest appreciation for our patients who trust us to look after their vision and teach us something new at every step of our journeys.

       LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS

      Mr Imran Masood,

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