Glaucoma Portugal Screening Trial

Launched by CENTRO HOSPITALAR UNIVERSITÁRIO LISBOA NORTE · May 16, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

Glaucoma diagnosis is currently based on opportunistic case finding, which makes the case for up to 50% of patients remaining undiagnosed. Diagnostic technology has been deemed efficient in diagnosing, but cost and (hospital) location acts as a barrier for effective screening for this asymptomatic disease with a low population-based prevalence

Portuguese National Strategy for Visual Health, published in 2018 asks for a pilot study aimed at a one-time intervention at the primary care setting at the age of 60 years to do both an optic disc analysis and an intraocular pressure (IOP) measureme...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • subjects age between 55 to 65 years old registered in the primary care area of either ACES Lisbon Norte (Lisbon arm) or in the area of ACES Alto Minho (Minho arm)
• • willingness to sign an informed consent for the screening process
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • - none
• • Poor quality in screening image will be included in the intention to treat analysis, but excluded from the diagnostic comparator outcome.
• • Patients with a known glaucoma diagnosis will not be excluded from the screening