ArticleJournal of ophthalmology2020
Utilization of Outpatient Eye Care Services in Taiwan: A Nationwide Population Study.
Article in Journal of ophthalmology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Trends in Health Service Use for Dry Eye Disease From 2017 to 2021: A Real-World Analysis of 369,755 Outpatient Visits.Translational vision science & technology · 2024Article
- Utilization of inpatient ophthalmology services in Taiwan-A nationwide population study.BMC ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Utilization of emergency ophthalmology services in Taiwan: a nationwide population study.Scientific reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionA study based on the Taiwanese National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) to reveal the ocular diseases landscape. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis study comprised all ophthalmological outpatient patient visits (
resultsThe average frequency of visits was 0.7 visits per year. The mean age was 36.2 years old. Bimodal peak of visits in the first, second, and eighth decade of life was revealed. Conjunctiva is the most dominant disease category throughout life while different categories play major roles in each decade of life. The most frequent disease code of each category was listed. DISCUSSION: The bimodal peak of visits revealed the age group of the most prominent ocular disease burden. Peak in school age population can be partially explained by the nationwide vision screening program, while aging accounts for the lens disorder and glaucoma of the senile peak. The disease category frequency variation among age categories reflects the development and aging of the eye. The most frequent disease codes of each category highlight disease of importance for primary practitioners and ophthalmologists.
conclusionTaiwanese longitudinal NHIRD was used to reveal the ophthalmological disease landscape. The epidemiological insight, while limited in clinical presentation and economic impact, enables physicians and policy makers to improve the overall vision health of the population.
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