TY - JOUR
T1 - Screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults
T2 - US preventive services task force recommendation statement
AU - Siu, Albert L.
AU - Bibbins-Domingo, Kirsten
AU - Grossman, David C.
AU - Baumann, Linda Ciofu
AU - Davidson, Karina W.
AU - Ebell, Mark H.
AU - García, Francisco A.R.
AU - Gillman, Matthew
AU - Herzstein, Jessica
AU - Kemper, Alex R.
AU - Krist, Alex H.
AU - Kurth, Ann E.
AU - Owens, Douglas K.
AU - Phillips, William R.
AU - Phipps, Maureen G.
AU - Pignone, Michael P.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 American Medical Association. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/3/1
Y1 - 2016/3/1
N2 - Description Update of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. Methods The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for visual acuity impairment associated with uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration among adults 65 years or older in the primary care setting; the benefits and harms of screening; the accuracy of screening; and the benefits and harms of treatment of early vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration. Population This recommendation applies to asymptomatic adults 65 years or older who do not present to their primary care clinician with vision problems. Recommendation The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults.
AB - Description Update of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation on screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. Methods The USPSTF reviewed the evidence on screening for visual acuity impairment associated with uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration among adults 65 years or older in the primary care setting; the benefits and harms of screening; the accuracy of screening; and the benefits and harms of treatment of early vision impairment due to uncorrected refractive error, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration. Population This recommendation applies to asymptomatic adults 65 years or older who do not present to their primary care clinician with vision problems. Recommendation The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults.
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.2016.0763
DO - 10.1001/jama.2016.0763
M3 - Article
C2 - 26934260
AN - SCOPUS:84959293509
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 315
SP - 908
EP - 914
JO - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 9
ER -