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NHMRC Glaucoma Guidelines - ANZGIG

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<strong>NHMRC</strong> GUIDELINES FOR THE SCREENING, PROGNOSIS, DIAGNOSIS, MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF GLAUCOMA<br />

Table of contents<br />

■ Table of contents<br />

Abbreviations 1<br />

Key guideline sources 3<br />

Glossary of terms 5<br />

Guideline development details 9<br />

Purpose 9<br />

Target users 9<br />

Guideline development period 9<br />

Date of review 9<br />

Guideline development team 10<br />

Conflict of interest 10<br />

Funding 10<br />

Process Report 10<br />

Chapter 1 – Recommendations and Evidence statements 11<br />

Chapter 2 – Methods 27<br />

Underlying research questions 27<br />

Literature review process 28<br />

Matrix use for the evidence statements 29<br />

Guideline development 30<br />

References 30<br />

Chapter 3 – Implementation strategies 33<br />

Introduction 33<br />

Suggested implementation strategies 34<br />

References 36<br />

Chapter 4 – The role of population screening 37<br />

Introduction 37<br />

References 38<br />

Chapter 5 – Prognosis: understanding the natural history 39<br />

Introduction 39<br />

Normal tension glaucoma 39<br />

Ocular hypertension 40<br />

Early primary open angle glaucoma 41<br />

Advanced primary open angle glaucoma 43<br />

Angle closure glaucoma 44<br />

References 45<br />

National Health and Medical Research Council<br />

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