Eye health and vision have widespread and profound implications for many aspects of life,
health, sustainable development, and the economy. Yet nowadays, many people, families …

Topic Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, despite having good
prognosis with early treatment. We evaluated the global extent of undetected glaucoma and …

Purpose To determine ocular, demographic, and socioeconomic associations with self-
reported glaucoma in the UK Biobank. Methods Biobank is a study of UK residents aged 40 …

Purpose Preventable sight loss is one of the Public Health Outcome Indicators in England.
Despite availability of NHS‐funded eye examinations, many people do not take up their …

Abstract Background/Objectives To examine the association between multiple deprivation
with late diagnosis and rapid worsening of glaucoma in patients in English hospital eye …

Primary care optometrists offer NHS sight tests under the General Ophthalmic Service
(GOS), or private eye examinations, and increasingly in the past two decades also provide …

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 …

Background Poor vision is associated with lower socioeconomic status, but less is known
about its relationship to area deprivation. Methods The European Prospective Investigation …

Purpose: To review the current evidence and concepts around screening for glaucoma.
Methods/Results: A group of glaucoma-focused clinician scientists drew on knowledge and …

Background Reducing preventable sight loss is an increasing priority for public health and
health care providers. We examined the factors affecting people's use of optometry services …