U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
1996
Recommendation
There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening for intraocular hypertension or glaucoma by primary care clinicians.
Recommendations to refer high-risk patients for evaluation by an eye specialist may be made on other grounds.
Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd Edition
Screening for Glaucoma, 1996 (PDF File, 80 KB)
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