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Screening elderly people for poor sight is wasted effort

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    A randomised trial of screening for poor eyesight in elderly people in UK general practice has concluded that universal screening is a waste of effort, the benefits are too limited.

    The risk ratio for visual acuity <6/18 in either eye three to five years after screening was 1.07 for universal …

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