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Clinical Skills in Glaucoma: A Course by Dr. Lorenz Kuske

  • Writer: Atanas Bogoev M.D.
    Atanas Bogoev M.D.
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We are pleased to share with you a newly published course in the field of practical glaucoma by Dr. Kuske - diagnostics, therapy, and surgical treatment, that is online and on-demand. Dr. Kuske aimed to compress years of glaucoma experience (including the one he acquired during his GAASS Fellowship with Dr. Ike Ahmed) into a clear, usable system.


Course ad: "Clinical Skills in Glaucoma" with 37 lessons. Blue background with eye illustration. "Buy now" button included.
Course Length: 37 Lessons, divided into small digestible video clips Price: CHF 250 / EUR 270 / USD 320


Who This Course Is For

  • Ophthalmology residents at any stage

  • Ophthalmology Fellows seeking structured glaucoma frameworks

  • Yong ophthalmologists aiming for faster, safer clinics


Why Most Residents Struggle with Glaucoma

Glaucoma is not difficult because of missing knowledge, it is difficult because of missing structure.

Residents are expected to integrate optic nerve assessment, OCT, visual fields, gonioscopy, IOP, and disease staging into coherent decisions, often under time pressure, often without a clear framework. The result is hesitation, over-reliance on single parameters, and slow, inconsistent clinics.


The Clinical Skills in Glaucoma Course aims to solve exactly this problem. The idea is not to make you “know more” but to make you think clearly and act decisively when managing glaucoma patients: in clinic, in exams, and in discussions with senior consultants.



Course Content Overview


  1. Glaucoma Documentation: The Ike Ahmed Approach

This is the cornerstone of the course. You learn a documentation system that allows you to summarize any glaucoma patient in a single, structured sentence.


  1. Is It Glaucoma?

A focused, visual chapter covering:

  • Cup-to-disc ratio and rim assessment

  • ISNT rule (and its limitations)

  • Alpha/beta zones

  • Disc size interpretation

  • RNFL evaluation


All concepts are clearly illustrated, with selected topics accompanied by downloadable reference guides for daily clinical use.


Tablet displaying an eye diagram with colorful sections is being pointed at with a stylus. Text reads “ASOCT and UBM.”

  1. Type of Glaucoma

This chapter builds true understanding by:

  • Differentiating open-angle vs angle-closure disease

  • Explaining all mechanisms of angle closure

  • Teaching practical gonioscopy tips

  • Illustrate important grading systems

  • Introducing the role of AS-OCT and anterior segment examination


Hand pointing to handwritten notes titled Shaffer-Kanski on a spiral notebook, showing angle grading systems with visual structures and degrees.

  1. Glaucoma Staging

Most treatment decisions in glaucoma depend on staging, yet this is often inconsistently applied.


  • How to stage glaucoma correctly

  • How staging determines follow-up and therapy intensity.


Includes a downloadable staging reference table for daily use.


Two eye images under "Minimal Light" show eye structures. Left: Dim lighting. Right: Bright lighting. Blue background, "Gonioscopy" text.

  1. Glaucoma Progression

This chapter delivers the core philosophy of the course. You learn how to identify progression using:

  • Fundus examination

  • OCT (structural change)

  • Visual fields (functional change)



The emphasis is on clinical judgment, not software output, helping you decide when to

intervene and when to observe with confidence.


Hand holding a pen pointing at a visual field test diagram with colored sections and graphs, under the title "Visual field" on a white sheet.
Heidelberg Progression Analysis with graphs on a blue background. Colorful charts show data trends. Text: "general," "temp/inf."

  1. Glaucoma and IOP

IOP is discussed as a variable, not a fixed truth:

  • Different measurement techniques

  • Their limitations and sources of error

  • Clinical interpretation in real-world settings


This chapter prevents over-interpretation and false reassurance.



  1. Glaucoma Treatment

Rather than overwhelming learners with procedural detail, this chapter provides a clear, big-picture overview of:

  • Medical therapy

  • Laser treatment

  • Surgical options, including MIGS


This is particularly valuable for residents navigating the rapidly expanding surgical glaucoma field.


Tablet displaying a "Glaucoma Surgeries Mindmap" with colored nodes and lines. A stylus points at "TM Bypass." Background is plain.

Why You Should Consider Enrolling


For the cost, the Clinical Skills in Glaucoma Course offers:

  • summarised clinical decision-making

  • addresses the most common mistakes

  • systematizes patient presentations and gives you a structured system you can use





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Dr. Lorenz Kuske, FEBO is a Swiss ophthalmologist who, after completing his ophthalmology training, pursued advanced subspecialty training abroad by undertaking a Glaucoma & Advanced Anterior Segment Surgery (GAASS) fellowship under the mentorship of world-renowned surgeon Dr. Ike Ahmed and his team at the University of Toronto. During this fellowship, he gained extensive experience in complex glaucoma and anterior segment surgery, which significantly deepened his surgical expertise and shaped his clinical approach. Upon completing his GAASS fellowship, Dr. Kuske returned to Europe, where he now practices in Switzerland, combining high-level surgical care with a passion for teaching and innovation in ophthalmology. Dr. Kuske is the founder of the Learn About Eyes Platform, where he shares his personal experience in a series of interesting, practical videos.


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