Eye Health

Many chronic eye disease patients neglect annual eye exams

Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, October 20th, 2003

People with chronic diseases such as diabetes, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration fall far short of having annual eye examinations, and this, according to a study in the October 2003 issue of Ophthalmology, points to the need for new approaches to enhancing long-term follow-up of those already in the health care system.

Ophthalmology is the clinical journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye MD Association.

In this random sample of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older between 1991 and 1999, the authors found that 70% to 90% of those with glaucoma had annual eye examinations and 65% to 80% of those...

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Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2003-10-20)

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