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Abstract
Purpose: To introduce a discussion of glaucoma screening.
Methods/results: Glaucoma screening faces challenges, including not satisfying important ethical principles for medical screening.
Conclusions: Approaches that would better provide care for glaucoma patients include eliminating the loss of follow-up and identifying glaucoma among family members of known glaucoma patients.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Glaucoma is a peer reviewed journal addressing the spectrum of issues affecting definition, diagnosis, and management of glaucoma and providing a forum for lively and stimulating discussion of clinical, scientific, and socioeconomic factors affecting care of glaucoma patients.