Delisted routine eye examinations for nonrefractive eye conditions: a comparative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2004, Ontario delisted routine eye examinations for people aged 20-64 years, potentially encouraging patients seeking eye care to visit government-insured primary care providers (PCPs) rather than optometrists whose services had been deinsured. We investigated if utilization of PCP services for nonrefractive eye conditions increased after 2004 among Ontarians who were affected by the delisting.

Methods

We conducted a comparative analysis of the utilization of PCP services for nonrefractive eye conditions in Ontario using administrative data from 2000 to 2014. We included participants without a visit to government-insured optometrists or ophthalmologists in the year before the study year; we excluded participants with existing diabetes. Changes in utilization be

SUBMITTER: Jeon W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7850166 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature