• Indian J Ophthalmol · Jan 2011

    Evidence-based approach to glaucoma management.

    • Chandrasekhar Garudadri, Sirisha Senthil, and Harsha Laxmana Rao.
    • VST Center for Glaucoma, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Kallam Anji Reddy Campus, LV Prasad Marg, Road No 2, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500 034, Andhra Pradesh, India. gcs@lvpei.org
    • Indian J Ophthalmol. 2011 Jan 1; 59 Suppl: S5-10.

    AbstractEvidence-based medicine is an evolving new paradigm. With the advent of numerous new diagnostic techniques and therapeutic interventions, one needs to critically evaluate and validate them by appropriate methods before adopting them into day-to-day patient care. The concepts involved in the evaluation of diagnostic tests and therapy are discussed. For delivering the highest level of clinical care, evidence alone is not sufficient. Integrating individual clinical experience and patients' perspectives with the best available external evidence is essential.

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