title: Evidence-based approach to glaucoma management.
abstract: Evidence-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.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: Chandrasekhar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garudadri
authors.forename: Sirisha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senthil
authors.forename: Harsha Laxmana
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D003941:Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological / Q000592:standards*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D005791:Patient Care / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000592:standards; D018570:Risk Assessment