Open AccessBarriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population
Author(s) -
Elizabeth Fairless,
Kristen Nwanyanwu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.644
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2197-3792
pISSN - 2196-8837
DOI - 10.1007/s40615-019-00627-3
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetic retinopathy , socioeconomic status , ethnic group , family medicine , context (archaeology) , eye examination , gerontology , diabetes mellitus , population , qualitative research , visual impairment , visual acuity , ophthalmology , environmental health , psychiatry , paleontology , social science , sociology , anthropology , biology , endocrinology
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is among the leading causes of vision loss in the USA, yet an estimated 50% of patients with diabetes do not receive recommended annual screening eye exams. Patients with diabetes and low socioeconomic status or who are racial/ethnic minorities are at increased risk for vision loss.
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