Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness in the UK, and generates the sixth
largest share of NHS outpatient attendances. There are inadequacies in the current system …

Background and aim Undiagnosed glaucoma is an invisible but important public health
issue. At least half of glaucoma cases are estimated to be undiagnosed in western …

Purpose: This paper aims to identify the barriers to case‐finding for primary open angle
glaucoma (POAG) as perceived by community optometrists in the United Kingdom (UK) …

Aim: To estimate the predicted prevalence of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) from the
activity of a local ophthalmology department. Method: Using clinic audit data, the local …

Citation information: Myint J, Edgar DF, Kotecha A, Murdoch IE & Lawrenson JG. A national
survey of diagnostic tests reported by UK community optometrists for the detection of chronic …

In the United Kingdom, we rely on High Street optometrists to detect and refer the vast
majority of new cases of primary open angle glaucoma for therapy. This case-finding …

Objectives To report the distribution of intraocular pressure (IOP) by age and sex and the
prevalence of glaucoma. Design Community based cross sectional observational study …

Glaucoma is the second to macular degeneration as the most common cause of blindness in
the UK, and worldwide is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. OAG is the most …

Purpose; To determine the prevalence of and impact of eye disease in an elderly population
and the diagnostic accuracy of a novel artificial intelligence algorithm for the detection of …

Purpose: To systematically review diagnostic criteria and examinations performed in
glaucoma prevalence studies over time and determine the quality of reporting. Accurate …