Internationale Glaukom Richtlinien ICO Guidelines for Glaucoma Eye Care
Most patients with open and closed angle forms of glaucoma are unaware they have sightthreatening
disease. Mass population screening is not currently recommended. However, all
patients presenting for eye care should be reviewed for glaucoma risk factors and undergo clinical
examination to rule out glaucoma. Patients with glaucoma should be told to alert brothers, sisters,
parents, sons, and daughters that they have a higher risk of developing disease, and that they also
need to be checked regularly for glaucoma.
So handhaben wir es auch in Deutschland:
Keine speziellen Screeningaktionen wie beim Mammographiescreening, aber allen Patienten, die zur Augenarztuntersuchung kommen, soll das Gaukomscreening als Vorsorge angeboten werden!