Socioeconomic position (SEP) has a significant effect on adult use of eye care services in the United States, according to research by Xinzhi Zhang, MD, PhD, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, and colleagues. The researchers published their analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) online July 18 in JAMA Ophthalmology. The findings are consistent with the 2011 National Healthcare Quality & Disparities Reports, which concluded that although healthcare quality is improving, access and disparities are not. The analysis included individuals who were aged 40 years or older and who had reported age-related eye disease, including age-related macular degeneration, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, or glaucoma. The sample included 3586 participants in 2002 and 3104 participants in 2008.
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