Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: Importance: Glaucoma affects an estimated 2.7 million people in the US. It is the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the US and the leading cause of blindness in Black and Hispanic/Latino persons. Objective: To update its 2013 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) commissioned a systematic review to evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for glaucoma in adults. Population: Adults 40 years or older who present in primary care and do not have signs or symptoms of open-angle glaucoma. Evidence Assessment: The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for glaucoma in adults. The benefits and harms of screening for glaucoma in adults are uncertain. More research is needed. 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: JAMA
Authors: US Preventive Services Task Force, Carol M. Mangione, Michael J. Barry, Wanda K. Nicholson, Michael Cabana, David Chelmow, Tumaini Rucker Coker, Esa M. Davis, Katrina E. Donahue, John W. Epling, Carlos Roberto Jaén, Alex H. Krist, Martha Kubik, Li Li, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Lori Pbert, John M. Ruiz, Melissa A. Simon, James Stevermer, John B. Wong
Institutions: University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Washington, University of Pittsburgh, Carilion Clinic, Virginia Tech, The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center, George Mason University, University of Virginia, New York University, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, University of Arizona, Northwestern University, University of Missouri, Tufts University
Language: English
Subfield: Ophthalmology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4282933037