OPT 306 Glaucoma Diagnosis and Management
A comprehensive review of glaucoma. Etiology, mechanisms, natural history, prevalence of glaucoma. Classifications of glaucoma. Anterior segment and posterior segment relationships to the diagnosis and management of the glaucomas. Primary and secondary glaucomas. Exhaustive presentation of the diagnostic tests and their interpretation. The use of gonioscopy, pachymetry, intra-ocular pressure, anterior chamber anatomy, pre-existing ocular disease considerations, previous surgery considerations, previous trauma consideration, and co-morbidities in the diagnosis of glaucoma. The use of advanced technology in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma to include GDx, HRT, OCT, RTA or other optic nerve head imaging. The appropriate use of automated and non-automated visual field testing. The use of 78D/90D slit lamp biomicroscopy in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. The use of photographic techniques in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma. Treating the glaucomas with medical management. Treating the glaucomas with surgical and/or laser treatments. The standard of care of glaucoma diagnosis and management along the course of the disease process. The complications of diagnosis and management of the glaucoma with ocular co-morbidities to include neurologic defects, macular degeneration, retinal detachment, or other ocular pathology. The proper coding and billing of the glaucoma patient. Appropriate follow-up schedules in the management of glaucoma. Appropriate written and oral communications among medical professionals as part of the standard of care for glaucoma patients.