Overdiagnosis and overtreatment are growing problems in glaucoma, and ophthalmologists must work toward finding solutions, according to a lecturer at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.
“We are all taking care of a growing cohort of the ‘worried well’ who either don’t have glaucoma or are being followed intensively for preperimetric disease unlikely to lead to disability during their lifetime,” James D. Brandt, MD, said during the AGS Lecture. “Overtesting, overdiagnosing and overtreating [are] using resources that might be better used elsewhere. And if