Cost effective glaucoma management: new publication

With an ageing population in Australia, more patients are identified as being glaucoma suspects every year. However, what is the cost of monitoring and reviewing these patients, and at what frequency is the most cost-effective for early treatment and blindness prevention?

 

Introducing the Rapid Research Review podcast

Hosted by our Research team, the Rapid Research Review podcast is a free resource for clinical optometrists. Each five minute episode will spotlight recent research articles that have clinical impact. By posing clinically relevant questions, our hosts will offer new ideas that can be implemented in your consulting room.

Optometry-led clinical model impact recognised

Industry professionals in Victoria have written to the editor of Clinical and Experimental Optometry recognising the impact of the Centre for Eye Health’s optometry-led clinical model in reducing the burden of vision loss in the community.

CFEH Staff receive funding for research.

Congratulations to CFEH staff Barbara Zangerl, Michael Yapp, Angelica Ly and Christina Ly who were successful in receiving funding from UNSW to develop automated pattern recognition software to detect glaucomatous optic nerve head changes.