Significant events in glaucoma care
Significant events in glaucoma for review at appraisal might include:
- Occurrence of significant delays in follow up appointments leading to avoidable deterioration in vision
- Registration of a patient as sight impaired or severely sight impaired due to glaucoma. This does not necessarily imply any shortcomings in standards of care, but it provides an opportunity to review the factors which led to that degree of visual disability to see if any lessons could be learned.
- Severe adverse reaction to glaucoma medication (eg asthma or heart failure precipitated by beta blocker eye drops)
- Severe visual loss following glaucoma surgery