Chisom T Madu, Ting-Fang Lee, Ashley Sohn, Jiyuan Hu, Rachel Matayev, Vikram Paranjpe, Jonathan Fam, Andrew Wronka, Eleanore T Kim, Ronald Zambrano, Gadi Wollstein, Joel S Schuman
PURPOSE: Prior evidence suggests racial disparities in the utilization of visual field testing (VFT) for the diagnosis and monitoring of glaucoma. In this study, we considered the effect of baseline glaucoma severity and socioeconomic disadvantage along with other potential confounders such as test reliability, ancillary tests, and glaucoma surgeries on racial disparity in the frequency of VFT. METHODS: The records of all subjects with a diagnosis of glaucoma who received VFT at an academic, tertiary care facility from January 2018 to December 2021 were accessed...
April 2, 2024: Translational Vision Science & Technology