Vision Testing

(Following Excerpt from US Preventive Services Task Force at this Web Address )

Routine vision screening with Snellen acuity testing is recommended for elderly persons ("B" recommendation). The optimal frequency for screening is not known and is left to clinical discretion. Selected questions about vision may also be helpful in detecting vision problems in elderly persons, but they do not appear as sensitive or specific as direct assessment of acuity. There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening with ophthalmoscopy by the primary care physician in asymptomatic elderly patients ("C" recommendation).

Campus Resources :

• University Hospital
• Department of Ophthalmology
• Studies in progress

For more instant information on this topic please see links below :

• US Preventive Services Task Force for page " Screening for Vision Problems