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Turning a Blind Eye

Proponents fire back after a report questions glaucoma screening

By Alison Snyder















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When contacted for this story, the USPSTF declined to comment, citing confidentiality in its deliberations. But McBride hopes in light of the new data, the task force will reevaluate the evidence for glaucoma screening and treatment ahead of its scheduled review in 2010. In summing up our value of sight, he remarks: “Older people are more afraid to lose their vision than to lose their life.”



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Alison Snyder, a freelance writer, is also an associate producer for the World Science Festival, which is organizing its first annual weeklong exploration of science later this year in New York City.


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