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Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Low-Value Preoperative Care for Patients Undergoing Cataract Surgery at a Safety-Net Health System

To evaluate a multipronged intervention to reduce low-value preoperative care for patients undergoing cataract surgery and analyze costs from various fiscal perspectives.

Apr 9, 2021
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Diabetic Retinopathy and the Cascade Into Vision Loss

Vision loss for diabetes patients is more a result of gaps in care than of simple biological sequence.

Mar 28, 2018
Journal Article

Misclassification Risk of Tier-Based Physician Quality Performance Systems

Current methods for determining whether a provider performs above or below a certain threshold do not always produce accurate results.

Nov 8, 2016
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Long-term Microvascular Disease Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery: Evidence for the Legacy Effect of Surgery

Patients whose type 2 diabetes went into remission after bariatric surgery experienced a 29 percent reduction in risk of microvascular disease incidence for up to seven years after surgery.

Jul 28, 2016
Journal Article

Blindness, Cataract Surgery and Mortality in Ethiopia

Cataract-blind Ethiopian villagers who did not receive cataract surgery had significantly higher mortality risk than villagers who were blind from other causes, particularly if they were over 75 years old or were unmarried.

Jun 27, 2016
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Addressing the Global Cataract Problem

Most of the millions of cataract cases worldwide can be cured by quick, inexpensive procedures. But a shortage of trained surgeons remains a challenge. The HelpMeSee approach, a high-volume training and development system, could help close this gap.

Feb 21, 2013
Journal Article

Unmet Eye Care Needs Among U.S. 5th-Grade Students

Policies targeting socioeconomically disadvantaged groups and those without insurance may be needed to reduce disparities in access to appropriate eye care.

Jul 1, 2012
Journal Article

Incorporating Mortality Risk Into Estimates of 5-Year Glaucoma Risk

Considers the effects of incorporating mortality risk, a potentially important factor to consider when deciding whether to initiate therapy for ocular hypertensives, into estimates of 5-year glaucoma risk.

Jan 1, 2009
Journal Article

Community-partnered Approaches to Enhance Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness, Prevention, and Early Intervention

Using community-partnered participatory research practices and principles, incorporates World Kidney Day objectives with community goals to develop infrastructure, shared objectives, and workgroups to reduce the burden of chronic kidney disease.

Jan 1, 2008
Journal Article

Severity of Visual Field Loss and Health-Related Quality of Life

To examine the association between severity of visual field loss (VFL) and self-reported health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a population-based sample.

Jan 1, 2007
Journal Article

Impact of Severity and Bilaterality of Visual Impairment on Health-Related Quality of Life

To assess the impact of unilateral and bilateral VI and its severity on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Latinos 40 years and older.

Jan 1, 2006
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Psychometric Performance of the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire in Latinos and Non-Latinos

Overall performance of the NEI VFQ in Latino populations is adequate.

Jan 1, 2006
Journal Article

Practice Characteristics and HMO Enrollee Satisfaction and Speciality Care: An Analysis of Patients with Glaucoma and Diabetic Retinopathy

Many eye care patients prefer to be treated by specialists with expertise in their conditions.

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Patterns of Care for Open-Angle Glaucoma in Managed Care

Describe patterns of care for POAG and assess conformance with the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Preferred Practice Pattern (PPP).

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Sampling Patients Within Physician Practices and Health Plans: Multistage Cluster Samples in Health Services Research

To better inform study design decisions when sampling patients within health plans and physician practices with multiple analysis goals.

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Associations of Presbyopia with Vision-Targeted Health-Related Quality of Life

Evaluates the associations of presbyopia and its correction, particularly monovision optical correction, with vision-targeted health-related quality of life.

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Development of the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Correction Quality of Life Questionnaire: Focus Groups

Develop a questionnaire with content validity to compare the impact of different correction modes in vision-targeted, health-related quality of life.

Jan 1, 2003
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Psychometric Properties of the National Eye Institute-Refractive Error Quality of Life Instrument

These results support the reliability and construct validity of the NEI-RQL.

Jan 1, 2003
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Responsiveness of the National Eye Institute Refractive Error Quality of Life Instrument to Surgical Correction of Refractive Error

The NEI-RQL is responsive to changes in vision-targeted health-related quality of life resulting from keratorefractive surgery.

Jan 1, 2003
Journal Article

Visual Acuity Following Cataract Surgeries in Relation to Preoperative Appropriateness Ratings

These results provide evidence supporting the validity of the RAND-UCLA method to assess the appropriateness of surgery.

Jan 1, 2003

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Eye Disorders

Topic Synonyms:
Eye Diseases

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