United States Population Disparities in Ophthalmic Care: Blindness and Visual Impairment in the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To evaluate associations of patient characteristics with United States eye care use and likelihood of blindness.

Design

Retrospective observational study.

Participants

Patients (19 546 016) with 2018 visual acuity (VA) records in the American Academy of Ophthalmology's IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight).

Methods

Legal blindness (20/200 or worse) and visual impairment (VI; worse than 20/40) were identified from corrected distance acuity in the better-seeing eye and stratified by patient characteristics. Multivariable logistic regressions evaluated associations with blindness and VI. Blindness was mapped by state and compared with population characteristics. Eye care use was analyzed by comparing population demographics with United States Cens

SUBMITTER: Brant A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10592479 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature