VIDEO: Multi-method approach addresses health disparities in diabetic retinopathy
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MONTEREY, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Kristen Nwanyanwu, MD, MBA, MHS, discusses a multi-method approach to address health disparities in patients with diabetic retinopathy.
“First, we looked at the [National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey] analysis that our team did about awareness of diabetic retinopathy. We found that 70% of people with diabetic retinopathy were unaware that they had it in that cohort,” Nwanyanwu told Healio/OSN. “What that gives us is an opportunity to increase awareness. We are able to incorporate that into the design of our sight-saving engagement and evaluation program in New Haven.”
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Nwanyanwu K. Retina: Multi-method approach to identifying and addressing health disparities in diabetic retinopathy. Presented at: Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium; Aug. 25-28, 2022; Monterey, California (hybrid meeting).
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