Characterization and prevalence of ocular comorbidities and risk of legal blindness across the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Vision loss is a top disability in the United States (US). Patients commonly present with multiple ocular diseases, but the extent to which this places them at risk for vision loss, and if sex and race impacts this, is poorly understood. This exploratory analysis evaluated which ocular comorbidities and demographics are at highest risk for visual impairment.

Subjects/methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted through the TriNetX Analytics Network, an aggregated network encompassing over 90 million insured and uninsured patients across 50 healthcare organizations from all regions in the US. Patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), retinal vein occlusion (RVO), glaucoma, and uveitis were included in

SUBMITTER: Chu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11543832 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature