Neighborhood-Level Social Determinants of Health and Presenting Characteristics for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Functional outcomes after repair of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments (RRDs) are highly dependent on baseline visual acuity and foveal status. Adverse social determinants of health (SDOH) can present barriers to timely presentation for repair and limit vision outcomes.

Objective

To evaluate the association between neighborhood-level SDOH with baseline severity (visual acuity and fovea status) of RRD.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study that included adult patients 18 years and older who underwent primary repair of uncomplicated RRD at the Wilmer Eye Institute from January 2008 to December 2018. Study data were analyzed from December 2023 to April 2024.

Exposures

The census block group of patient home addresses wer

SUBMITTER: Ong SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310845 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature