Professional Certificate in Glaucoma

Program Overview

This 3-month part-time program in Glaucoma provides distance learning lectures and practical workshops on topics such as classification, epidemiology, examination techniques, and differential diagnosis. It is accredited by the College of Optometrists and prepares students for the Professional Certificate in Glaucoma. The program is offered through the School of Optometry and Vision Science, with intakes in September, January, and June.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Distance learning lectures:
• Classification, terminology and clinical features
• Epidemiology and risk factors
• Examination of the anterior segment
• Pachymetry
• Tonometry
• Visual fields
• Examination of the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fibre layer
• Differential diagnosis
• Detecting changes in clinical status
• Guidelines and landmark studies
• Clinical governance
• Practical workshops:
• Binocular indirect biomicroscopy and optic nerve head assessment
• Contact tonometry
• Pachymetry
• Van Herick and introduction to gonioscopy

Assessment:

• Written examination
• Practical station-type examination

Teaching:

• Distance learning lectures

Other:

• The program is based in the School of Optometry and Vision Science.
• The program is accredited for the Professional Certificate in Glaucoma for the College of Optometrists.
• The program is 3 months in duration.
• The program is offered part-time.
• The next available intakes are September 2024, January 2025 and June 2025.

Professional Certificate in Glaucoma: £650 Professional Higher Certificate in Glaucoma: £1150