Optician offers major new glaucoma book

Optician is publishing a major new textbook on glaucoma detection and management in the coming weeks.

Based on the comprehensive series of articles by Dr Paul Spry and Dr Robert Harper, which were published in Optician recently, the Essential Glaucoma Handbook is a complete guide for the eye care practitioner involved in glaucoma.

Both authors are experienced authorities in the subject area and Spry was one of the optometrist representatives on the NICE advisory panel prior to the launch of the recent guidelines to referral and management.

The book deals first with definitions and classifications of the disease and then covers the assessment and diagnosis of glaucoma. This includes clear guidance on ophthalmoscopy, field assessment and analysis, intraocular pressure measurement and the use of more advanced techniques, such as retinal nerve fibre layer thickness analysis and optical coherence tomography.