Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement
Authors
US Preventive Services Task ForceMangione, Carol M.
Barry, Michael J.
Nicholson, Wanda K.
Cabana, Michael
Chelmow, David
Coker, Tumaini Rucker
Davis, Esa M.
Donahue, Katrina E.
Epling, John W. Jr
Jaen, Carlos Roberto
Krist, Alex H.
Kubik, Martha
Li, Li
Ogedegbe, Gbenga
Pbert, Lori
Ruiz, John M.
Simon, Melissa A.
Stevermer, James
Wong, John B.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Prevention Research CenterDepartment of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2022-05-25
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Importance: Impairment of visual acuity is a serious public health problem in older adults. The number of persons 60 years or older with impaired visual acuity (defined as best corrected visual acuity worse than 20/40 but better than 20/200) was estimated at 2.91 million in 2015, and the number who are blind (defined as best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or worse) was estimated at 760000. Impaired visual acuity is consistently associated with decreased quality of life in older persons, including reduced ability to perform activities of daily living, work, and drive safely, as well as increased risk of falls and other unintentional injuries. Objective: To update its 2016 recommendation, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) commissioned a systematic review to evaluate the benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. Population: Asymptomatic adults 65 years or older who present in primary care without known impaired visual acuity and are not seeking care for vision problems. Evidence Assessment: The USPSTF concludes that the evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in asymptomatic older adults. The evidence is lacking, and the balance of benefits and harms cannot be determined. More research is needed. Recommendation: The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. (I statement).Source
US Preventive Services Task Force, Mangione CM, Barry MJ, Nicholson WK, Cabana M, Chelmow D, Coker TR, Davis EM, Donahue KE, Epling JW Jr, Jaén CR, Krist AH, Kubik M, Li L, Ogedegbe G, Pbert L, Ruiz JM, Simon MA, Stevermer J, Wong JB. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. JAMA. 2022 Jun 7;327(21):2123-2128. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.7015. PMID: 35608838. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1001/jama.2022.7015Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/44667PubMed ID
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10.1001/jama.2022.7015