Virtual clinics for glaucoma care - Patients' and clinicians' experiences and perceptions: a qualitative evaluation.

Background: The role of glaucoma virtual clinics has developed to help meet demand for capacity within busy glaucoma services. There is limited research of patient and clinician experiences and perceptions of these clinics and the aim of this study is to provide further information to help improve patient experience and guide service delivery.

Methods: A mixed methods research design was employed comprising of a patient satisfaction survey, and patient and clinician interviews.

Clinical effectiveness of the Manchester Glaucoma Enhanced Referral Scheme.

Background: Glaucoma referral filtering schemes have operated in the UK for many years. However, there is a paucity of data on the false-negative (FN) rate. This study evaluated the clinical effectiveness of the Manchester Glaucoma Enhanced Referral Scheme (GERS), estimating both the false-positive (FP) and FN rates.

Acceptability and use of glaucoma virtual clinics in the UK: a national survey of clinical leads.

Objective: The purpose of this paper is to describe the findings of a national survey that aimed to estimate the proportion of Hospital Eye Service (HES) units using glaucoma virtual clinics, to determine how these services differ and to gauge clinicians' views and opinions on the safety and acceptability of this model of care compared with usual care.

Methods And Analysis: This 12-question survey was disseminated nationally to 92 clinical lead consultant ophthalmologists using SurveyMonkey.

Results: The response rate was 45.