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Glaucoma
UK sources of information and / or support
Patient UK
Has an information leaflets on Glaucoma (Primary Open Angle) and Acute Glaucoma
International Glaucoma Association
A charity that offers advice and support for Glaucoma sufferers. Has over 14,500 members in 48 countries and campaigns for better detection methods for those at risk. Lots of information on glaucoma.
Royal College of Ophthalmologists
Have information on glaucoma.
Understanding Glaucoma
A booket produced by The Royal College of Ophthalmologists called Understanding Glaucoma.
Glaucoma-specialist.com
A personal website written by a glaucoma specialist in Leeds, West Yorkshire. Includes information for patients on glaucoma and the various treatments that may be used.
Glaucoma
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Glaucoma.
Canaloplasty for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
A patient guide to complement the NICE national guideline for health professionals called Canaloplasty for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma.
Glaucoma and other eye conditions
Factsheets written by a UK consultant eye surgeon
Moorfields Hospital
Their website includes lots of factsheets on eye conditions including one on glaucoma.
Cyclodiode Laser Treatment (for Glaucoma)
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide a wide range of patient information leaflets including one in this area.
Medicine Guide for Glaucoma
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
Glaucoma
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Glaucoma
Information from BUPA.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries, etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
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