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ArticleEye (London, England)2022

Evaluating multidisciplinary glaucoma care: visual field progression and loss of sight year analysis in the community vs hospital setting.

Yusuf Mushtaq, Binita Panchasara, Nikou Nassehzadehtabriz, Hong Kai Lim, Maryam Mushtaq, Jane Kean, Sarah Farrell, Rupert R A Bourne, Humma Shahid, Tasneem Z Khatib and 1 more

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Article in Eye (London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yusuf MushtaqLuton and Dunstable University Hospital, Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Luton, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8302-3421
Binita PanchasaraEye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Nikou NassehzadehtabrizSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Hong Kai LimSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Maryam MushtaqSchool of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Jane KeanEye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Sarah FarrellEye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Rupert R A BourneEye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8169-1645
Humma ShahidEye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Tasneem Z Khatib *Eye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.
Keith R Martin *Eye Department, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK. keith.martin@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9347-3661
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GBLuton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBThe University of Melbourne · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA variety of shared care models have been developed, which aim to stratify glaucoma patients according to risk of disease progression. However, there is limited published data on the rate of glaucoma progression in the hospital vs community setting. Here we aimed to compare rates of glaucomatous visual field progression in the Cambridge Community Optometrist Glaucoma Scheme (COGS) and Addenbrooke's Hospital Glaucoma Clinic (AGC).

methodsA retrospective comparative cohort review was performed. Patients with five or more visual field tests were included. Zeiss Forum software was used to calculate the MD progression rate (dB/year). Loss of sight years (LSY) were also calculated for both COGS and AGC.

resultsOverall, 8465 visual field tests from 854 patients were reviewed. In all, 362 eyes from the AGC group and 210 eyes from COGS were included. The MD deterioration rate was significantly lower in the COGS patients compared with the AGC group (-0.1 vs -0.3 dB/year; p < 0.0001). No patients in the COGS group were predicted to become blind within their lifetime by LSY analysis. Fifteen patients were at risk in the AGC group.

conclusionThis service evaluation shows that COGS is an effective scheme to stratify lower risk glaucoma patients, increasing the capacity within hospital eye services. COGS patients have a lower rate of visual field deterioration compared to AGC patients. Effective communication between community and tertiary schemes is essential to facilitate transfer of patients requiring further hospital management reliably and efficiently, with the potential for low-risk patients to be followed safely in the community.

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GlaucomaVisual FieldsDisease ProgressionHospitalsHumansIntraocular PressureRetrospective StudiesVision DisordersVisual Field Tests

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PMID33746209
PMCPMC7982276
OpenAlexW3138712314

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