The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Ocular Diseases in Western New York: A Comparative Ecological Study of Two U.S. Counties
Abdullah Virk, Henry Qin, Mohammed Mehdi Shahid, Honghong Liu, Changyong Feng, Karen Allison, Antonio José Molina-De-La-Torre · 2025
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Abdullah Virk and co-authors compare eye disease and social conditions in two counties of western New York. Monroe County and Erie County were checked for glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy in 2019. Data came from federal vision surveillance, census and county health sources.
Erie County had higher rates of macular degeneration, at 9.56 percent against 6.61 percent, and of glaucoma, at 13.05 percent against 11.71 percent. Erie also had a larger shortage of primary care doctors and more residential segregation. Income gaps and poverty were much alike in the two counties. The authors link eye health gaps to these wider social conditions.
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| CREATOR | Abdullah Virk, Henry Qin, Mohammed Mehdi Shahid, Honghong Liu, Changyong Feng, Karen Allison, Antonio José Molina-De-La-Torre |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |