Community-based vision health screening with on-site definitive exams: Design and outcomes

In the U.S., the prevalence of blindness is expected to double by 2050 and as many half of those with blinding eye disease are unaware of their diagnosis. Screening for vision health in the community setting may offer a key strategy to address the rising trend avoidable vision loss. However, problem...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cogent medicine 2018-01, Vol.5 (1), p.1560641
Hauptverfasser: Brinks, Mitch, Zaback, Tosha, Park, Dong-Wouk, Joan, Randall, Cramer, Stephanie K., Chiang, Michael F.
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Zusammenfassung:In the U.S., the prevalence of blindness is expected to double by 2050 and as many half of those with blinding eye disease are unaware of their diagnosis. Screening for vision health in the community setting may offer a key strategy to address the rising trend avoidable vision loss. However, problems with excessive referrals and low compliance with these referrals (often
ISSN:2331-205X
2331-205X
2770-7571
DOI:10.1080/2331205X.2018.1560641