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Abstract #100678 Published in IGR 23-1

Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement

; Mangione CM; Barry MJ; Nicholson WK; Cabana M; Chelmow D; Coker TR; Davis EM; Donahue KE; Epling JW; Jaén CR; Krist AH; Kubik M; Li L; Ogedegbe G; Pbert L; Ruiz JM; Simon MA; Stevermer J; Wong JB
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) 2022; 327: 1992-1997


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).

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