Screening for Glaucoma

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Screening for Glaucoma

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This topic page summarizes the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations on screening for glaucoma.

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Current Recommendation

Release Date: July 2013

• 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.
  Grade: I Statement.

Supporting Documents

Supporting Document	Related Items
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 133 KB; PDF Help)	Clinical Summary (PDF File, 33 KB; PDF Help)
	Consumer Fact Sheet (PDF File, 146 KB; PDF Help)
Evidence Report (PDF File, 191 KB; PDF Help)	Comparative Effectiveness Review, Screening (PDF File, 6.8 MB; PDF Help)
	Comparative Effectiveness Review, Treatment (PDF File, 6.2 MB; PDF Help)

Current as of July 2013

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Internet Citation:

Screening for Glaucoma, Topic Page. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/uspsglau.htm