Huge Glaucoma Study Comes Up Empty Handed Glaucoma research
still hasn't identified which medical or surgical treatment is
best able to prevent visual disability and improve patient-
reported outcomes. Not even a recent large-scale review
commissioned by the US Preventive Task Force (USPSTF). In the
report, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins
University researchers conclude that there's inadequate evidence
to directly compare the effectiveness of medical, surgical or
laser treatments. Outcomes of glaucoma treatment are
inadequately standardized. Furthermore, there is very little
research linking treatment and prevention of optic nerve
structural damage and visual field loss. The task force also
said it couldn't determine whether glaucoma screening for adults
without previous vision problems prevents blindness or enhances
long-term health.