Title

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

Authors

US Preventive Services Task Force
Carol M. Mangione, University of California, Los Angeles
Lori Pbert, University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolFollow

UMMS Affiliation

Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine; UMass Worcester Prevention Research Center

Publication Date

2022-05-24

Document Type

Article

Disciplines

Eye Diseases | Preventive Medicine

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).

DOI of Published Version

10.1001/jama.2022.7013

Source

US Preventive Services Task Force, Mangione CM, Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Cabana M, Chelmow D, Coker TR, Davis EM, Donahue KE, Epling JW Jr, Jaén CR, Krist AH, Kubik M, Li L, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Ruiz JM, Simon MA, Stevermer J, Wong JB. Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2022 May 24;327(20):1992-1997. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.7013. PMID: 35608574. Link to article on publisher's site

Journal/Book/Conference Title

JAMA

Comments

Full author list omitted for brevity. For the full list of authors, see article.

Related Resources

Link to Article in PubMed

PubMed ID

35608574

Repository Citation

US Preventive Services Task Force, Mangione CM, Pbert L. (2022). Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. UMass Worcester PRC Publications. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.7013. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/prc_pubs/181