Is there any value in DIY genetic testing for glaucoma?
Do-it-yourself testing for glaucoma, if and when available, is of limited diagnostic value to clinicians, explained one physician familiar with the technology.
Take-home message: Do-it-yourself testing for glaucoma, if and when available, is of limited diagnostic value to clinicians, explained one physician familiar with the technology.
By Nancy Groves; Reviewed by Wallace L.M. Alward, MD
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“I’m enthusiastic that understanding glaucoma genetics will one day have a huge impact on diagnosis and therapeutics, but self-testing [in 2015] doesn’t hold promise for glaucoma diagnosis,” said Dr. Alward, the Frederick C. Blodi Chair in Ophthalmology; vice chairman, ophthalmology; director, Glaucoma Service; and professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City.
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