The Local Availability of Eye Care Providers and the Vision Health of Adults in the United States

References

• Gibson D. The geographic distribution of eye care providers in the United States: Implications for a national strategy to improve vision health. Prev Med 2015;73:30–36.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gibson D. Eye care availability and access among individuals with diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, or age-related macular degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmol 2014;132:471–477.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang F, Javitt J. Eye care for elderly Americans with diabetes mellitus. Ophthalmology 1996;103:1744–1750.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chou C, Zhang X, Crews J, et al. Impact of geographic density of eye care professionals on eye care among adults with diabetes. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2012;19:340–349.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sloan F, Brown D, Streyer Carlisle E, et al. Monitoring visual status: why patients do or do not comply with practice guidelines. Health Serv Res 2004;39:1429–1448.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gibson D. Diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration in the U.S. Am J Prev Med 2012;43:48–53.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Varma R, Mohanty S, Deneed J, et al. Burden and predictors of undetected eye disease in Mexican-Americans: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study. Medical Care 2008;46:297–506.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• American Academy of Ophthalmology. Preferred practice pattern: comprehensive adult medical eye evaluation. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2010.
   Google Scholar
• American Academy of Ophthalmology. Preferred practice pattern: age-related macular degeneration. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2014.
   Google Scholar
• American Academy of Ophthalmology. Preferred practice pattern: diabetic retinopathy. San Francisco, CA: American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2008.
   Google Scholar
• US Department of Health and Human Services. Area Health Resources File (AHRF). Rockville, MD: Health Resources and Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, 2013.
   Google Scholar
• Lee P, Jackson C, Relles D. Estimating eye care provider supply and workforce requirements. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2005.
   Google Scholar
• Zhang X, Andersen R, Saaddine J, et al. Measuring access to eye care: a public health perspective. Ophthalmic Epidemiol 2008;15:418–425.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Korn EL, Graubard BI. Analysis of health surveys. New York, NY: Wiley, 1999.
   Google Scholar
• Lee P, Hoskins D, Smith R, et al. Access to care: response of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and its members to societal needs now and in the future. Arch Ophthalmol 2007;125:403–405.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• White AJ, Doksum T, White C. Workforce projections for optometry. Optometry 2000;71:284–300.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Silva P, Aiello L. Telemedicine and eye examinations for diabetic retinopathy: a time to maximize real-world outcomes. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015;35:e37–38.
   Google Scholar
• Mansberger S, Sheppler C, Barker G, et al. Long-term comparative effectiveness of telemedicine in providing diabetic retinopathy screening examinations: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015;133:518–525. doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.1
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Owsley C, McGwin G, Lee D, et al. Diabetes eye screening in large urban settings serving minority populations: detection of diabetic retinopathy and other ocular findings using telemedicine. JAMA Ophthalmol 2015;133:174–181.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Au A, Gupta O. The economics of telemedicine for vitreoretinal diseases. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2011;22:194–198.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rein DB, Wittenborn JS, Zhang X, et al, for the Vision Cost-effectiveness Study Group. The cost-effectiveness of three screening alternatives for diabetics with no or early diabetic retinopathy. Health Serv Res 2011;46:1534–1561.
   Google Scholar
• Jones S, Edwards RT. Diabetic retinopathy screening: a systematic review of the economic evidence. Diabetic Med 2010;27:249–256.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taylor C, Merin L, Salunga A, et al. Improving diabetic retinopathy screening ratios using telemedicine-based digital retinal imaging technology. Diabetes Care 2007;30:574–578.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang X, Norris S, Saadine J, et al. Effectiveness of interventions to promote screening for diabetic retinopathy. Am J Prev Med 2007;33:318–335.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kelly S, Wallwork I, Haider D, et al. Teleophthalmology with optical coherence tomography imaging in community optometry. Evaluation of a quality improvement for macular patients. Clin Ophthalmol 2011;5:1673–1678.
   Google Scholar
• Hanson C, Tennant MT, Rudnisky CJ. Optometric referrals to retina specialists: evaluation and triage via teleophthalmology. Telemed J E Health 2008;14:441–445.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Haas-Wilson, D. The regulation of health care professionals other than physicians. The Cato Institute: www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv15n4/reg15n4d
   Google Scholar
• Lee P, Hoskins D, Parke D. Access to care: eye care provider workforce considerations in 2020. Arch Ophthalmol 2007;125:406–410.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Liu L, Swanson M. Improving patient outcomes: role of the primary care optometrist in the early diagnosis and management of age-related macular degeneration. Clin Optom 2013;5:1–12.
   Google Scholar
• O’Connor P, Harper C, Brunton C, et al. Shared care for chronic eye diseases: perspectives of ophthalmologists, optometrists and patients. Med J Aust 2012;196:646–650.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• US Centers for Disease Control. Improving the nation’s vision health: a coordinated public health approach; 2009. cdc.gov/visionhealth/pdf/improving_nations_visionhealth.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Kwan M, Weber J. Individual accessibility revisited: implications for geographic analysis in the twentieth century. Geog Anal 2003;35:341–353.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guagliardo, MF. Spatial accessibility of primary care: concepts, methods and challenges. Intl J Health Geog 2004;3:3.
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Rosenthal M, Zaslavsky A, Newhouse J. The geographic distribution of physicians revisited. Health Serv Res 2005;40:1931–1952.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar