Future and perspectives

The primary mission of the European Glaucoma Society (EGS) is to promote well being of glaucoma patients, i.e. to develop and constantly improve sustainable glaucoma care in Europe by identifying and applying the best methods on a country wise basis to deliver good quality care at a sustainable cost.

1. Current Map: Where are we now?
   • What are the most important challenges in every-day practice
2. Where Do We Want to Go: Outcome and Quality of Care with Relation to Patients’ Well Being
   • What are the outcomes we should identify and agree
   • How to formally assess the quality of outcomes
3. Road map for improved care: How are we going to get there?
   • Good practices and policies
   • Practical tools to improve care
4. The role of the EGS Committees as ‘Enablers’ – How to Pave the Way to Better Care?
   • Innovation, Education, Communication
   • Implementation
5. Next steps
   • How to develop, lead and measure a sustainable glaucoma unit
   • How to measure well-being of glaucoma patients