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Open AccessArticle10.1111/j.1755-3768.2011.02355.x

Glaucoma screening during regular optician visits: the feasibility and specificity of screening in real life

Margriet M. de Vries,Remco Stoutenbeek,Rogier P. H. M. Müskens,Nomdo M. Jansonius-2012-01-23-Acta Ophthalmologica
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Glaucoma screening at the optician shop was feasible, but the specificity of the screening protocol was rather low. With more stringent cut-off points (30 mmHg; at least two reproducibly abnormal test locations), the specificity could be improved to 96% (94-98%), apparently without a significant loss of sensitivity. This suggests that screening during regular optician visits might be a viable approach.

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Glaucoma screening at the optician shop was feasible, but the specificity of the screening protocol was rather low. With more stringent cut-off points (30 mmHg; at least two reproducibly abnormal test locations), the specificity could be improved to 96% (94-98%), apparently without a significant loss of sensitivity. This suggests that screening during regular optician visits might be a viable approach.

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MedicineGlaucomaIntraocular pressureOcular hypertensionConfidence intervalOphthalmologyOptometryEye disease

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