Screening for glaucoma: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Virginia A Moyer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Virginia Moyer, Michael L LeFevre, Albert L Siu, James J Peters, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Susan J Curry, Mark Ebell, Glenn Flores, Francisco A R García, Adelita Gonzales Cantu, David C Grossman, Jessica Herzstein, Wanda K Nicholson, Douglas K Owens, William R Phillips, Michael P Pignone, Rosanne Leipzig, Petitti Diana, Virginia A Moyer, U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Virginia Moyer, Michael L LeFevre, Albert L Siu, James J Peters, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Susan J Curry, Mark Ebell, Glenn Flores, Francisco A R García, Adelita Gonzales Cantu, David C Grossman, Jessica Herzstein, Wanda K Nicholson, Douglas K Owens, William R Phillips, Michael P Pignone, Rosanne Leipzig, Petitti Diana
Abstract
Description: Update of the 2004 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for glaucoma.
Methods: The USPSTF reviewed evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for glaucoma and of medical and surgical treatment of early glaucoma. Beneficial outcomes of interest included improved vision-related quality of life and reduced progression of early asymptomatic glaucoma to vision-related impairment. The USPSTF also considered evidence on the accuracy of glaucoma screening tests.
Population: This recommendation applies to adults who do not have vision symptoms and are seen in a primary care setting.
Recommendation: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for primary open-angle glaucoma in adults. (I statement)
Source: PubMed