Cascade screening for glaucoma in high-risk family members of African-Caribbean glaucoma patients in an urban population in London.

CONCLUSION: Cascade screening of FDR of African-Caribbean glaucoma patients in inner city London was unsuccessful. Research confidentiality guidance prohibiting research teams directly contacting family members was a barrier. Greater community engagement, community-based screening and permission to contact FDR directly might have improved uptake. PMID: 33303425 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The British Journal of Ophthalmology - December 10, 2020 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Nagar A, Myers S, Kozareva D, Simcoe M, Hammond C Tags: Br J Ophthalmol Source Type: research