Health Insurance Status Associated With Frequency Of Eye Care Visits

Individuals with no or inconsistent health care coverage appear less likely to regularly seek eye care, even if they are visually impaired, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Eye disorders have an estimated economic impact of more than $51 billion annually in the United States, according to background information in the article.

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Filed under: Eye Health on March 11th, 2009