Patients who reside in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods have a higher chance to present with more severe rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, according to a study.
“Adverse social determinants of health (SDOH) can present barriers to timely presentation for repair and limit vision outcomes,” Sally S. Ong, MD, and co-authors wrote.
The association between multiple neighborhood SDOH and severity of primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) in terms of visual acuity and foveal status was evaluated in a retrospective cohort study of adult patients undergoing RRD repair at