Guest Editorial: The new COS guidelines for frequency of eye examinations — Where is the evidence?

Barbara E. Robinson

doi:10.65636/cjo.v69i3.7235

Authors

Barbara E. Robinson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.65636/cjo.v69i3.7235

Keywords:

guest editorial, editorial, clinical practice guidelines

Abstract

The Canadian Ophthalmological Society (COS) released a new guideline for the frequency of eye examinations that is available in the online version of the Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology. The guideline's intended audience is “any Canadian health care professional who refers or sees patients for a comprehensive oculovisual examination”. Optometrists, ophthalmologists and other physicians are specifically mentioned. One objective of the document was to provide an evidence-based recommendation for the frequency of comprehensive eye examinations for adults 19 to 64 years of age. It is surprising then that the only recommendation that includes a level of evidence other than consensus is for people over the age of 65 years.

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