Table 2 Number of recommendations with reported level of evidence (LOE) in current and prior American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern guidelines
Guideline by subspecialtya | Number of recommendations with a LOE in current guidelines | Number of recommendations with a LOE in prior guidelines | Change in number of recommendations with a LOE from prior to current |
|---|---|---|---|
Retina/Vitreous | 19 | 485 | -466 |
-Idiopathic epiretinal membrane and vitreomacular traction | 2 | 7 | -5 |
-Age-related macular degeneration | 2 | 103 | -101 |
-Retinal vein occlusions | 4 | 13 | -9 |
-Idiopathic macular hole | 3 | 68 | -65 |
-Posterior vitreous detachment, retinal breaks, and lattice degeneration | 1 | 86 | -85 |
-Diabetic retinopathy | 7 | 197 | -190 |
-Retinal and ophthalmic artery occlusions | 0 | 11 | -11 |
Cataract/Anterior Segment | 18 | 75 | -57 |
-Cataract in the adult eye | 18 | 75 | -57 |
Glaucoma | 17 | 40 | -23 |
-Primary angle-closure disease | 4 | 11 | -7 |
-Primary open-angle glaucoma | 12 | 20 | -8 |
-Primary open-angle glaucoma suspect | 1 | 9 | -8 |
Cornea | 24 | 648 | -624 |
-Conjunctivitis | 10 | 220 | -210 |
-Dry eye syndrome | 7 | 71 | -64 |
-Corneal ectasia | 1 | 47 | -46 |
-Blepharitis | 1 | 71 | -70 |
-Bacterial keratitis | 4 | 104 | -100 |
-Corneal edema and opacification | 1 | 135 | -134 |
Refractive management/intervention | 15 | 0 | 15 |
-Refractive errors & refractive surgery | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-Pediatric Eye Evaluations | 1 | 0 | 1 |
-Amblyopia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-Esotropia/Exotropia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-Adult Strabismusb | 0 | – | – |
Comprehensive Ophthalmology | 0 | 7 | -7 |
-Comprehensive Adult Medical Eye Evaluation | 0 | 7 | -7 |
Vision Rehabilitation | 0 | 0 | 0 |