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Screening older people for impaired vision in primary care
— cluster randomised trial | | Author(s) | Liam Smeeth, Astrid E Fletcher, Smita Hanciles |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 327, no 7422, 1 November 2003 |
| Pages | pp 1027-1030 |
| Keywords | Visual impairment ; Screening ; General practice. |
| Annotation | To determine the effectiveness of screening for visual impairment, 4,340 people aged 75+ (excluding those resident in hospitals or nursing homes) were randomly sampled from 20 general practices, which were part of the MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community. Universal screening (assessment and visual acuity testing) was compared with targeted screening, in which only participants with a range of health related problems were offered an assessment that included acuity screening. The study found that including a vision screening component by a practice nurse in a pragmatic trial of multidimensional screening for older people did not lead to improved visual outcomes. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-031209206 A |
| Classmark | BR: 3V: L5 |
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