Do you rely on the evidence-based recommendations of the Preferred Practice Pattern® guidelines ("PPP"), but wish you could quickly locate key clinical information, perhaps during a patient visit? The Summary Benchmarks contain the most relevant information contained in the PPPs, condensed for ease of access. Guidelines and Assessments are developed by the Quality of Care Secretariat, Hoskins Center, and approved by the Academy without any external financial support. Authors and reviewers of Summary Benchmarks are volunteers and do not receive any financial compensation for their contributions to the documents.
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Summary Benchmarks Complete Set - October 2011
Complete set of recommendations distilled from the PPPs for 2011
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO PPP Panels, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Arabic, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
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Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma Suspect Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the diagnosis and management of primary open-angle glaucoma suspect.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Glaucoma PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Refractive Errors & Refractive Surgery Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for refractive surgery patients including PRK, epi-LASIK, LASEK, and LASIK.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Refractive Management/Intervention PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Blepharitis Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the initial evaluation and management of blepharitis.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Cornea/External Disease PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Exotropia Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the initial strabismus evaluation and management options for exotropia.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Amblyopia Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the evaluation and management of amblyopia.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Pediatric Ophthalmology/Strabismus PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Idiopathic Macular Hole Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the initial evaluation and treatment of a patient with macular hole.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Retina PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Primary Angle Closure Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the diagnosis and management of primary angle closure.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Glaucoma PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Posterior Vitreous Detachment, Retinal Breaks, and Lattice Degeneration Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Distills recommendations from the PPP on evaluating, diagnosing, and managing patients with precursors to rhegmatogenous retinal detachment.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Retina PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Arabic, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
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Bacterial Keratitis Summary Benchmark - October 2011
Recommendations distilled from the PPP for the diagnosis and management of bacterial keratitis.
Date: October 2011
Source: AAO Cornea/External Disease PPP Panel, Hoskins Center for Quality Eye Care
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Arabic, French, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
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