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Table 1 Combinations from round one suggested by more than one respondent

From: Developing the specifications of an Open Angle Glaucoma screening intervention in the United Kingdom: a Delphi approach

Population

Site

Provider

Test

60 years

vision screening centre

technician*

SAP

50 years

hospital

nurse

GAT and fundoscopy

50 years

vision screening centre

technician*

tonometry (Icare or tonopen or NCT) and FDT

50 years

optometry practice

optometrist

GAT and fundoscopy

50 years

optometry practice

optometrist

GAT and FDT

40 years for those with FH or of black ethnicity

vision screening centre

technician*

SAP (non specified) repeat test required

40 years for those with FH or of black ethnicity

vision screening centre

optometrist or technician*

GAT and angle assessment, HRT and visual function test

40 years for those with FH or of black

vision screening centre

technician*

FDT

  1. * ophthalmic trained technical assistant FDT – Frequency doubling perimetry GAT - Goldmann applanation tonometry HRT-Heidelberg Retina Tomograph.
  2. NCT – Non-contact tonometry.
  3. SAP – Standard automated perimetry.
  4. FH - First degree relative with glaucoma.