The incidence of glaucoma is currently growing in the world's population, including the younger ones. However, the number of specialists who could perform examinations is unavailable in many areas of the Czech Republic outside large agglomerations. There is suitable alternative procedure that would make it possible to increase the intensity of screening, for example in general practitioners surgeries via application of teleophthalmology. Early detection is absolutely essential for the patient (and therefore the health care system) for his/her further successful treatment. At the same time, all the necessary technical prerequisites are well known and commercially available.