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101. Vo9Z9Bwjb4Wqkzastpydwx (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2013 - showing characteristic degenerative changes in the optic disc and defects in visual fields (often loss … cornea) that is associated with progressive death of retinal ganglion cells and axons and visual field loss … Once vision loss occurs—usually slow loss of side or pe- ripheral vision—the optic nerve is already damaged … When damage is severe enough, loss of vision impairs function and quality of life. … A few comments cited studies to provide evidence on the link between visual field loss and quality of

102. JAMA (pdf file)
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     June 12, 2020 - point in life.13 AMD is a progressive deterioration of the retina that leads to blurred vision and loss … It does not apply to persons who have reported signs and symptoms of vision loss, seek care for vision … problems, or have vision loss related to another medical condition (eg, diabetic retinopathy). … Vision loss: a public health problem. Updated June 12, 2020. … Visual Standards: Aspects and Ranges of Vision Loss With Emphasis on Populations Surveys.

103. Archived: Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - 2.5 SD below the normal mean. 13 Risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis is a function of rate of bone loss … of bone turnover, which may be able to identify those women who will develop more significant bone loss … Because the rate of postmenopausal bone loss varies among women, bone mass at menopause correlates only … Prediction of rapid bone loss in postmenopausal women. Lancet . 1987;1:1105–1108. [PubMed] 4. … Role of peak bone mass and bone loss in postmenopausal osteoporosis.

104. Clinician Summary of USPSTF Recommendation: Screening and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Adults (pdf file)
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     November 01, 2023 - affects the hard and soft tissue that support the teeth and can progress to periodontitis involving bone loss … • Untreated dental caries can lead to serious infections and tooth loss. … can contribute to destruction of tissues that support the teeth and is the leading cause of tooth loss

105. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 01, 2016 - populations; however, these studies had limitations, including differing control interventions, high loss … adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD improves or prevents loss … of screening in a primary care setting to identify disorders that do not manifest themselves through loss … an estimated 12% of US adults aged 65 to 74 years and 15% of those 75 years or older reported vision loss … The development & evaluation of two vision screening tools for correctable visual loss in older people

106. Evidence Summary: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 24, 2022 - , which can result in disability, loss of productivity, and reduced quality of life. 1 Rates of severe … vision loss are predicted to double or triple as the number of older adults increases. 1-3 In 2016 … Eye care among US adults at high risk for vision loss in the United States in 2002 and 2017. … Aging and vision loss fact sheet. Published 2013. Accessed October 15, 2014. … Ageing and vision loss: looking to the future.

107. Draft Recommendation: Oral Health in Adults: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     May 23, 2023 - dental caries burden (number of affected teeth), presence and severity of periodontal disease, tooth loss … have untreated dental caries. 1 , 2 Untreated dental caries can lead to serious infections and tooth loss … professional shortages, affecting access to dental care. 1 For older adults, physical limitations and loss … preventive interventions performed by primary care clinicians for oral health outcomes (e.g., tooth loss … the balance of benefits and harms of preventive interventions for oral health outcomes (e.g., tooth loss

108. Screening and Preventive Interventions for Oral Health in Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     November 07, 2023 - Untreated oral health conditions can lead to tooth loss, irreversible tooth damage, and other serious … the hard and soft tissue that supports the teeth and can progress to peri- odontitis involving bone loss … dental caries burden (number of affected teeth), presence and severity of periodontal disease, tooth loss … disease) performed by primary care clinicians in preventing negative oral health outcomes (eg, tooth loss … • Untreated dental caries can lead to serious infections and tooth loss.

109. Understanding Task Force Recommendations: Screening for and Management of Obesity in Adults (pdf file)
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     June 01, 2012 - Even modest weight loss can reduce health risks in people who are obese. … The Task Force found that intensive, comprehensive programs led to modest weight loss and improved risk … The Task Force also found that the harms of screening for obesity and offering weight loss programs are … Weight loss programs that have 12 to 26 sessions in a year and that include a variety of activities

110. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2009 - USPSTF Recommendations Recommendations on screening for glaucoma and on screening for hearing loss … adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD improves or prevents loss … For wet AMD, laser photocoagulation seems to be superior to no treatment for progression of vision loss … (loss of ≥6 lines of visual acuity) after 2 years (relative risk, 0.67), although the quality of the … factor inhibitors pegaptanib and ranibizumab are effective for reducing the risk for visual acuity loss

111. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 15, 2011 - an alteration in the visual neural pathway in the developing brain that can lead to permanent vision loss … its effects are irreversible if left untreated, and it is the most common cause of monocular vision loss … severe vision impairment or blindness might occur in the nonaffected eye, resulting in severe vision loss … Two other trials found no difference in the risk of visual acuity loss in the nonaffected eye in direct … The loss in visual acuity is not immediately reversible with simple refractive correction, and it is

112. Archived: Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     July 15, 2009 - USPSTF Recommendations Recommendations on screening for glaucoma and on screening for hearing loss … adequate evidence that early treatment of refractive error, cataracts, and AMD improves or prevents loss … For wet AMD, laser photocoagulation seems to be superior to no treatment for progression of vision loss … (loss of ≥6 lines of visual acuity) after 2 years (relative risk, 0.67), although the quality of the … factor inhibitors pegaptanib and ranibizumab are effective for reducing the risk for visual acuity loss

113. Screening for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2022 - It does not apply to adults who have reported signs and symptoms of vision loss or have been diagnosed … prescription eye drops or laser therapy and focuses on reducing intraocular pressure, visual field loss

114. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Updated Evidence Report and Systematic Review for the US Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 24, 2022 - , which can result in disability, loss of productivity, and reduced quality of life.1 Rates of severe … vision loss are predicted to double or triple as the number of older adults increases.1-3 In 2016, … Eye care among US adults at high risk for vision loss in the United States in 2002 and 2017. … Aging and vision loss fact sheet. Published 2013. … Ageing and vision loss: looking to the future.

115. Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     March 01, 2016 - populations; however, these studies had limitations, including differing control interven- tions, high loss … adequate evidence that early treatment of refrac- tive error, cataracts, and AMD improves or prevents loss … methods of screening in a pri- mary care setting to identify disorders that do not manifest through loss … an estimated 12% of US adults aged 65 to 74 years and 15% of those 75 years or older reported vision loss … wet AMD, laser photocoagulation is superior to no treat- ment in slowing the progression of vision loss

116. Recommendation: Oral Health in Adults: Screening and Preventive Interventions | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     November 07, 2023 - affects the hard and soft tissue that support the teeth and can progress to periodontitis involving bone loss … Untreated dental caries can lead to serious infections and tooth loss.  … dental caries burden (number of affected teeth), presence and severity of periodontal disease, tooth loss … have untreated dental caries. 1 , 2 Untreated dental caries can lead to serious infections and tooth loss … disease) performed by primary care clinicians in preventing negative oral health outcomes (eg, tooth loss

117. Archived: Glaucoma: Screening, 1996 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     January 01, 1996 - Selective death of retinal ganglion cells leads to the gradual enlargement of the optic cup and loss … 1975 to almost 9 million in 1992. 4a POAG is usually asymptomatic until irreversible visual field loss … Screening for glaucomatous visual field loss with automated threshold perimetry. … Quantitative correlation of nerve fiber loss and visual field defect in glaucoma, ischemic neuropathy … Intraocular pressure and the rate of visual field loss in chronic open-angle glaucoma.

118. Final Research Plan: Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     March 14, 2019 - including virologic or histologic improvement, clearance of hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) (as indicated by loss … antibody to HBeAg [anti-HBe]), or clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) (as indicated by loss … total HBV diagnoses) KQ 4: Virologic improvement Histologic improvement HBeAg clearance (loss … of HBeAg or acquisition of anti-HBe) HBsAg clearance (loss of HBsAg or acquisition of anti-HBs)

119. Archived: Obesity in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
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     June 20, 2017 - , 4 Behavioral interventions with a total of 52 contact hours or more demonstrated greater weight loss … Clinically Important Weight Loss Research studies use a standardized measure ( z score) of BMI known … Efficacy and safety trials of weight loss medications for pediatric populations with obesity are needed … Three smaller trials assessed different behavioral approaches (weight loss maintenance, regulation of … Predicting weight loss and maintenance in overweight/obese pediatric patients.

120. Vision Screening for Children 1 to 5 Years of Age: USPSTF Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
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     February 01, 2011 - al- teration in the visual neural pathway in the developing brain that can lead to permanent vision loss … its effects are irre- versible if left untreated, and it is the most common cause of monocular vision loss … vere vision impairment or blindness might occur in the nonaffected eye, resulting in severe vision loss … that some amblyopia treatments are as- sociated with an increased risk of re- versible, short-term loss … The loss in visual acuity is not immediately reversible with simple re- fractive correction, and it is