Module summary
Mr Kamran Saha, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, answers key questions on the common eye problems that present to primary care in older patients.
The module explores a range of conditions from acute red eye and sudden visual loss to the slow-burn conditions of macular degeneration, glaucoma and cataract, advising on what GPs need to recognise and how to refer and manage.
Learning objectives
This module will enhance GPs’ understanding of visual problems in the elderly, including:
- How to recognise the sight-threatening causes of an acute painful red eye and when to refer urgently.
- How macular degeneration presents, how it is treated and the urgency of referral for the wet form.
- The current evidence around dietary supplements in age-related macular degeneration.
- When incidentally noted cataracts and ocular hypertension require referral.
- The definitions of sight impairment, the benefits of registration and current DVLA standards.
- The primary care management of amaurosis fugax, dry eye, blepharitis and epiphora.
Author: Mr Kamran Saha, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London
Date published: 19.06.2026
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