Characteristics Associated With Receiving Cataract Surgery in the US Medicare and Veterans Health Administration Populations.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Considerable variation exists with respect to the profiles of patients who receive cataract surgery in the United States.

Objective

To identify patient characteristics associated with receiving cataract surgery within the US Medicare and Veterans Health Administration (VHA) populations.

Design, setting, and participants

In this population-based retrospective cohort study of 3 073 465 patients, Medicare and VHA patients with a cataract diagnosis between January 1, 2002, and January 1, 2012, were identified from the 2002-2012 Medicare Part B files (5% sample) and the VHA National Patient Care Database. Patient age, sex, race/ethnicity, region of residence, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) scores, and comorbidities were recorded. Cataract surgery at 1 and 5 ye

SUBMITTER: Wu AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6136038 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature