Social Deprivation and the Risk of Screening Positive for Glaucoma in the MI-SIGHT Telemedicine-Based Glaucoma Detection Program.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess whether increased poverty is associated with increased risk of screening positive for glaucoma or suspected glaucoma in a large public screening and intervention program.

Design

Cross-sectional study from 2020 to 2022.

Participants

Adults ≥ 18 years old without acute ocular symptoms.

Methods

Michigan Screening and Intervention for Glaucoma and eye Health through Telemedicine (MI-SIGHT) program participants' sociodemographic characteristics and area deprivation index (ADI) values were summarized from the clinical sites, which included a free clinic and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The ADI, a composite measure of neighborhood deprivation (range, 1-10; 10 is worst deprivation), was assigned on the basis of the participants' address

SUBMITTER: Newman-Casey PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10527632 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature