Potential Gaps in Eye Care Based on Evaluation of Federally Qualified Health Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are federally funded community health clinics that provide comprehensive care to underserved populations, making them potential opportunities to offer eye care and address unmet health care needs. Evaluating the presence of eye care services at FQHCs in Florida is important in understanding and addressing possible gaps in care for the state's large uninsured and underserved populations.

Objective

To determine whether FQHCs in Florida are currently offering eye care services, where they are available, what services are being offered, and who provides them.

Design, setting, and participants

This study used a cross-sectional design conducted within 1 year (from November 2023 to February 2024). FQHCs listed in the US H

SUBMITTER: Yadlapalli N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11413758 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature