Final Update Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force

Final Update Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening - US Preventive Services Task Force

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on  screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. The Task Force concludes that the evidence  is insufficient to make a recommendation for or against screening in older adults without  reported vision problems within a primary care setting. To view the recommendation and the  evidence on which it is based, please go  to http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/impaired-visual-acuity-in-older-adults-screening. A fact sheet that explains the final recommendation in plain language  is also available on this page. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the  March 1, 2016 online issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association