Socioeconomic and demographic factors, such as housing insecurity and mental health issues, are associated with a lower likelihood of receiving eye care, according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.
“In this study, we demonstrated that food or housing insecurity, attitudes toward practitioner concordance, income, educational level and insurance status were associated with a lower likelihood of receiving [diabetic retinopathy] screening,” Rohith Ravindranath, MS, and colleagues from Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University wrote. “Our results highlight