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- Title:
- 05_09 Screening and Surveillance: Theory and Principles as Applied to Glaucoma
- Description:
- Glaucoma, also termed the 'sneak thief of sight', is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide and presents a significant public health challenge. This session will review the epidemiology of glaucoma and explore some of the public health interventions that can be used to eliminate the visual impairment and blindness that ensue as a result of this disease.
- Hierarchy:
- Ophthalmology (Eye-Site) > Eye-Site 00 Ophthalmology Curriculum > What the Ophthalmologist is able to do (Technical Intelligences) > 6) Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HPDP) > HPDP5 Disease risk reduction > 05_09 Screening and Surveillance: Theory and Principles as Applied to Glaucoma
- Author(s):
-
Darren Shickle
- Created:
- 28 Sep 2012
- Last Major Update:
- 24 Oct 2014
- Keywords:
- 130_104, screening, surveillance, prevention, glaucoma, sensitivity, specificity, predictive value
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- Title:
- 05_09 Screening and Surveillance: Theory and Principles as Applied to Glaucoma
- Description:
- Glaucoma, also termed the 'sneak thief of sight', is one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide and presents a significant public health challenge. This session will review the epidemiology of glaucoma and explore some of the public health interventions that can be used to eliminate the visual impairment and blindness that ensue as a result of this disease.
- Hierarchy:
- Ophthalmology (Eye-Site) > Eye-Site 00 Ophthalmology Curriculum > What the Ophthalmologist is able to do (Technical Intelligences) > 6) Health Promotion/Disease Prevention (HPDP) > HPDP5 Disease risk reduction > 05_09 Screening and Surveillance: Theory and Principles as Applied to Glaucoma
- Author(s):
-
Darren Shickle
- Created:
- 28 Sep 2012
- Last Major Update:
- 24 Oct 2014
- Keywords:
- 130_104, screening, surveillance, prevention, glaucoma, sensitivity, specificity, predictive value