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==Screening== The [[United States Preventive Services Task Force]] stated, as of 2013, that there was insufficient evidence to recommend for or against screening for glaucoma.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = | title = Summaries for patients. Screening for glaucoma: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement | journal = Annals of Internal Medicine | volume = 159 | issue = 7 | pages = I-28 | date = October 2013 | pmid = 23836133 | doi = 10.7326/0003-4819-159-6-201309170-00685 | doi-access = | s2cid = 219991894 }}</ref> Therefore, there is no national screening program in the US. Screening, however, is recommended starting at age 40 by the American Academy of Ophthalmology.<ref name=Man2015/> There is no screening program in the UK, however opportunistic testing is recommended for at-risk groups, including free eye tests.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hamid |first=Sana |last2=Desai |first2=Parul |last3=Hysi |first3=Pirro |last4=Burr |first4=Jennifer M. |last5=Khawaja |first5=Anthony P. |date=2021-08-03 |title=Population screening for glaucoma in UK: current recommendations and future directions |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-021-01687-8 |journal=Eye |language=en |volume=36 |issue=3 |pages=504β509 |doi=10.1038/s41433-021-01687-8 |issn=1476-5454 |pmc=8873198 |pmid=34345031}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Court |first=Molly |date=2025-02-23 |title=Who is eligible for a free NHS-funded eye test? Full list |url=https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/24955939.eligible-free-nhs-funded-eye-test-full-list/ |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=Western Telegraph}}</ref> {{anchor|Management}} <!-- This avoids broken links from articles section-linking to the old section name. See WP:ANCHOR. -->
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