RCGP Curriculum - 15.5 Eye Problems
This section of our curriculum guide refers to statement 15.5, Eye Problems, produced by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP).
Eye problems are common – around two million people in the UK have a sight problem. Eye problems account for 1.5 per cent of general practice consultations in the UK, with a rate of 50 consultations per 1,000 population per year. Eye problems are significant causes of preventable disabilities. The GP has a key role as part of the primary healthcare team in the prevention and treatment of eye problems.
Here we have collated key articles from our journals to help you meet the curriculum requirements in this area.
SYMPTOMS
- Red Flag Symptoms - Eye pain
- The Basics - Management of diplopia
- Pictorial case study: Swelling on the eye
- Management of dry eye syndrome
- Loss of vision
- Red Flag Symptoms - Blurred vision
- The treatment of conjunctivitis
- Red Flag Symptoms - Loss of vision
- Case Study - A patient with decreased vision
- Case study: sore, red eyes and yellowish discharge
- Pictorial case study
- Managing red eye
DISORDERS OF THE LIDS AND LACRIMAL DAMAGE
EXTERNAL EYE DISEASE
- Treatment of cataracts
- The treatment of conjunctivitis
- At a Glance: Bacterial conjunctivitis vs acute anterioruveitis
- CKS Clinical solutions - Dry eye syndrome
- Meibomian gland dysfunction
- Managing red eye
- The basics - Uveitis
- The diagnosis and treatment of iritis
- At a Glance - Orbital cellulitis vs periorbital cellulitis
DISORDERS OF REFRACTION
DISORDERS OF AQUEOUS DRAINAGE
VITREO-RETINAL DISORDERS
DISORDERS OF THE OPTIC DISC AND VISUAL PATHWAY
EYE MOVEMENT DISORDERS
INVESTIGATIONS
EMERGENCY CARE
OTHER RELATED ARTICLES
These curriculum resources are regularly updated with relevant articles from our range of healthcare publications. All articles are reviewed by GP advisers. We have set the standard lifetime of an article at two years and will aim to renew all articles within that timeframe. However, some older articles will remain in the listing if our reviewers believe there to be no significant changes to the topic covered.
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