Vision screening in older people is of unproved benefit

Vision screening in older people is of unproved benefit

Visual impairment is common among older people, is often unreported, and has several adverse associations including falls,reduced quality of life, and reduced functional ability. Since1990 British primary healthcare teams have to offer an annualassessment to all patients aged 75 and over, including an assessmentof vision. Smeeth and Iliffe (p 660) report a systematic reviewof the effectiveness of this screening. No improvement in visionwas seen as a result of screening, although a small beneficialeffect cannot be excluded.

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Effectiveness of screening older people for impaired vision in community setting: systematic review of evidence from randomised controlled trials: Liam Smeeth and Steve Iliffe
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