FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Social and political determinates of health must be addressed to provide all patients with better visual outcomes, according to a speaker at the Retina World Congress.
Judy E. Kim, MD, said about half of a patient’s determinates of health are related to socioeconomic factors and physical location.
“As doctors, we think that we have lots of influence on the health of a patient, but health care only comprises 20% as a determinate of health,” she said.
Previous research has shown that adults with lower socioeconomic status are disproportionately