Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are closely associated with visual impairment in adolescents in the United States, researchers have found.
"The primary motivation behind trying to figure out exactly when these disparities emerge is that it gives us an opportunity to come up with ideas for interventions that can potentially address them before they before they manifest in a way that they are no longer treatable," said Isdin Oke, MD, an instructor in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, Boston, who led the latest study.
After accounting for potential confounders, self-reported poor vision was more common among Black , Mexican-American , and low-income youth , the researchers report. I think it's something that healthcare providers, and even the population as a whole, should be more aware of."I think it's something that healthcare providers, and even the population as a whole, should be more aware of," Oke said.Oke said the findings likely reflect the underlying inequities in access to vision care experienced by these persons.
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