Acta Médica del Centro
Uso de las escalas de riesgos para la prevención de ceguera por glaucoma
By Noraidis Suárez Estévez, Liamet Fernández Argones and Karell Rafael Vazquez Argote.
Abstract
Introduction
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide, but the leading cause of irreversible blindness.
Objective
To discuss the use of risk scales for the prevention of blindness caused by glaucoma.
Methods
A systematic literature review was conducted covering the last 10 years of research on human glaucoma. Databases searched included MEDLINE, EBSCO, Hinari, Cochrane, SCOPUS, ClinicalKey, Elsevier, LILACS, SciELO, Medigraphic, Dialnet, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar, with no language restrictions; VOSviewer software was used for analysis. The descriptors used were: glaucoma, blindness, risk scales, diagnosis, and prevention. The review reflects current knowledge, and the authors present their views on the subject.
