Poor glaucoma follow-up is associated with more severe, progressive disease. 1
Transportation assistance and coordination have been proposed to address barriers to care …

Purpose: To describe access to glaucoma care for Florida's elderly population using travel
time to American Glaucoma Society (AGS) member offices. Methods: For this cross-sectional …

Glaucoma prevalence is higher among persons of African descent and Hispanic ethnicity
compared with Whites. 1 Analysis of patients with glaucoma at a county hospital suggested …

Purpose: To investigate the relationship of patient travel distance and interstate access to
glaucoma surgery postoperative follow-up visit attendance. Methods and Participants …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to care among glaucoma patients
with missed appointments and to assess their interest in a patient navigator program …

Purpose: To characterize measures of socioeconomic status and barriers to healthcare
access and utilization between patients with and without a diagnosis of glaucoma. Methods …

Despite recent biomedical advances in detecting and treating glaucoma, it remains a
leading cause of irreversible vision loss and a substantial public health problem in the US …

Purpose: Nonmedical out-of-pocket cost to both patients and their companions of office visits
for routine glaucoma care has not been extensively studied in the United States. We …

Transportation barriers prevent many persons with disabilities, particularly persons with
visual disabilities, from engaging in many typical and desired life activities. A focus group of …

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone-based outreach strategy to reconnect
OAG patients with subspeciality care. Patients and Methods: Established patients with OAG …