Do Findings on Routine Examination Identify Patients at Risk for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma?: The Rational Clinical Examination Systematic Review

• Autores: Hussein Hollands, Davin Johnson, Simon Hollands
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 309, Nº. 19, 2013, págs. 2035-2042
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Importance Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, and its insidious onset is often associated with diagnostic delay. Since glaucoma progression can often be effectively diminished when treated, identifying individuals at risk for glaucoma could potentially lead to earlier detection and prevent associated vision loss.

    Objective To quantify the diagnostic accuracy of examination findings and relevant risk factors in identifying individuals with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the most common form of glaucoma in North America