The organisation of the glaucoma clinic

The diagnosis and accurate assessment of progress of patients with glaucoma is more complex and time consuming than for most other ophthalmic disorders. Glaucoma patients in an overcrowded general clinic are therefore seldom given time for adequate visual field examination and all too often silent deterioration goes unnoticed until irreversible loss of central vision occurs. The introduction of a clinic specifically for glaucoma patients provides the opportunity for detailed assessment so that effective modern treatment can be applied and unnecessary blindness avoided. This paper describes the simple and practical plan for the organisation of a glaucoma clinic which has worked well for many years in the Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology.