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This course reviews public health research impacting vision impairment policy.R3.1: Assessing the geographic distribution of age-related eye diseases in the United States using Medicare Claims data from the CDC Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System. Megan Hurley, Erica Shelton, John Crews, Dean VanNasdaleR3.2: Mediators of the relationship between socioeconomic status and visual acuity in age-related macular degeneration. Rebecca Deffler, San-San Cooley, Fredrick Davidorf, Bradley Dougherty R3.3: The Use of Vision Rehabilitation and Adapted Devices by People who Report Vision Impairment in the United States: Finding from the National Health Interview Survey. Erica Shelton, Megan Hurley, John Crews, Dean VanNasdaleR3.4: Occupational therapists knowledge and behaviors regarding the provision of low vision services: Does rurality matter? Pamela Lewis-Kipkulei, Holly Hertzberg, Jenna Lynn, Amanda CarpenterR3.5: Use of a Naturalistic Test of Silent Reading and Reading Comprehension in People with Low Vision. Bradley Dougherty, Sloane Rudolf, Prathibha Srikantan, Dion YuInstruction Level: IntermediateLearning Objectives: 1. Review the Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System. 2. Examine state-level Medicare population data for age-related eye diseases and prevalence rates. 3. Describe the relationship between education and vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration. 4. Describe potential causes of better vision in patients with higher levels of education. 5. Analyze the utilization rate of vision rehabilitation services differences by geography, sex, and race. 6. Describe population health statistics in the vision care community. 7. Describe the effect of rurality on low vision knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors. 8. Examine the impact of provider knowledge, perceptions and attitudes on provision of low vision services. 9. Describe the new test for silent reading speed and comprehension. 10. Examine relationships between v |
