Beyond the Eye: Glaucoma and the Brain

This article reviews evidence that glaucoma involves not just the eye but also neurodegenerative changes in the brain, linking it to broader central nervous system pathology.

Educational Objectives

Educational Aim:

To enhance practitioners’ understanding of glaucoma as a neurodegenerative disease, highlighting evidence for brain involvement, shared mechanisms with other CNS disorders, and implications for diagnosis and management beyond intraocular pressure control.

Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:

1. How glaucoma involves neurodegenerative changes affecting both the eye and central brain regions.
2. The neuroimaging and metabolic evidence linking glaucoma to broader central nervous system pathology.
3. The clinical implications of this neurocentric perspective for diagnosis, management, and future therapeutic strategies.

Instructions for this Module

• Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
• You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
• The pass grade is 70%;
• You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
• Please click on the CPD certificate link below to claim your CPD certificate and to update your CPD Manager.

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