A comanagement program at UCSF in which patients saw glaucoma-trained optometrists and had access to glaucoma specialists showed promising outcomes, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.
“The majority of patients with glaucoma have stable and mild disease and receive care from optometrists in real-world settings,” Evan M. Chen, MD, of the department of ophthalmology at University of California San Francisco, and colleagues wrote. “While ... emerging examples of glaucoma comanagement are promising, there remains a substantial gap in our understanding of the