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Medication Management
Practical Guidance for the Medical Management of Glaucoma
As an initially asymptomatic disease, open angle glaucoma is the most common form of irreversible blindness in the world. Fortunately, vision loss may be slowed if effective treatment is initiated in a timely manner. This podcast supports pharmacists and optometrists in optimizing glaucoma management by providing practical guidance to help ensure effective management of patients […]
DURATION
15 min
PROFESSION
Pharmacy, Specialist
# OF CREDITS
0
ACCREDITATION
Unaccredited
EXPIRY DATE
2022-10-25
As an initially asymptomatic disease, open angle glaucoma is the most common form of irreversible blindness in the world. Fortunately, vision loss may be slowed if effective treatment is initiated in a timely manner.
This podcast supports pharmacists and optometrists in optimizing glaucoma management by providing practical guidance to help ensure effective management of patients with glaucoma. Using a question-and-answer format, the podcast explores topics such as promoting an earlier diagnosis of glaucoma, counseling patients on a new glaucoma topical medication prescription, addressing common barriers to topical medication adherence, and enhancing discussion and collaboration between pharmacists and optometrists.
This program has received an educational grant or in-kind support from Allergan.
Faculty
Luke Small, OD
Miguel Lopez-Dee, BSc Pharm, RPh
Learning objectives
Upon completion of this program, participants will be better able to:
- Describe the strategies that optometrists can implement in their practice to promote an earlier diagnosis of glaucoma
- Counsel patients on a new prescription for topical medications for glaucoma
- Address common barriers to adherence to topical medications
- Enhance discussion and collaboration with optometrists to improve patient care