Creating implementable clinical practice guidelines: the 2020 Focused Updates to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Asthma Management Guidelines.

Background: The 2020 Focused Updates to the Asthma Management Guidelines: A Report from the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Coordinating Committee Expert Panel Working Group provides the first new clinical practice recommendations from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) since the previous 2007 asthma management guidelines. Guideline implementability was a high priority for the expert panel, and many approaches were undertaken to enhance the implementability of this clinical guideline update. Within the report, specific implementation guidance sections provide expanded summaries for each recommendation to quickly assist users.

What Caregivers Need To Know About Aging Eyes.

Exams for early detection of diseases afflicting the eyes are imperative to reducing unnecessary vision loss.

Diabetes and Healthy Eyes Toolkit: a community health worker program to prevent vision loss and blindness among people with diabetes.

Diabetic eye disease is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States and disproportionately affects Hispanics/Latinos. This article provides an overview of the Diabetes and Healthy Eyes Toolkit, a culturally and linguistically appropriate resource designed for community health workers to educate people with diabetes about eye health complications. The toolkit provides science-based, easy-to-understand information that can be used to conduct interactive, educational sessions about diabetes and eye health, the importance of comprehensive dilated eye examinations at least once a year for people with diabetes, and other ways to prevent vision loss and blindness.

The primary care physician's role in preventing vision loss and blindness in patients with diabetes.

While not trained to specifically diagnose or treat ophthalmic conditions, primary care physicians can play a significant role in the visual health of their patients, specifically those with diabetes. Diabetic retinopathy is a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in the United States and because of its asymptomatic nature, patients often do not seek eye care until they notice changes in their vision. Patients with diabetes look to their physicians for guidance in managing all aspects of the disease, and research has shown people are more likely to have their eyes examined if their physician suggests it.