Screening for impaired vision in communitydwelling adults aged 65 years and older in primary care settings

A guideline presenting an evidence-based recommendations for preventing vision-related functional limitations in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older by screening them for impaired vision in primary care settings such as physicians' offices or clinics is discussed. Among other thin...

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Published in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2018-05, Vol.190 (19), p.E588-E594
Main Authors: Wilson, Brenda J, Courage, Susan, Bacchus, Maria, Dickinson, James A, Klarenbach, Scott, Garcia, Alejandra Jaramillo, Sims-Jones, Nicki, Thombs, Brett D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Age
Cataracts
Clinical decision making
Clinical medicine
Decision making
Diabetes
Diabetic retinopathy
Falls
Medical screening
Older people
Prevention
Primary care
Public health
Quality of life
Systematic review
Task forces
Visual impairment
Working groups
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Summary:A guideline presenting an evidence-based recommendations for preventing vision-related functional limitations in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years and older by screening them for impaired vision in primary care settings such as physicians' offices or clinics is discussed. Among other things, a systematic review found low-quality evidence that screening in primary health care settings for impaired vision in adults aged 65 years and older does not appear to improve vision-related functional limitations or quality of life. The task force recommends against screening in primary health care settings for impaired vision in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.171430