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ReviewOphthalmology and therapy2022

Addressing Social Determinants of Vision Health.

Andrew M Williams, José-Alain Sahel

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Review in Ophthalmology and therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed
9.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Mobile Eye Units in the United States and Canada: A Narrative Review of Structures, Services and Challenges.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Andrew M WilliamsDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. williamsam14@upmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9789-0748
José-Alain SahelDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
University of Pittsburgh · US

Funding

Virus Production and Manipulation of Protein/Gene Expression ModuleP30EY008098 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Yuanyuan Chen · 1989 to 2026
$17.8M
NEI NIH HHS P30 EY008098
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social determinants of health encompass the quality of an individual's social and physical environment and its effect on health outcomes. Disparities in these social and environmental factors have a significant role in vision health disparities and inequity in eye care. In this review, we discuss how disparities in visual impairment and eye care utilization are affected by each of the five core domains of social determinants of health, namely economic stability (income, employment, and food security), education (education level and health literacy), health care access (insurance and medical costs), neighborhood environment (housing conditions, home ownership, pollution, and crime), and social context (race and racism). Moreover, we describe a framework by which ophthalmologists can take action to address social determinants of vision health. These actionable strategies are guided by recommendations from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and have five complementary components to address social needs: awareness (screening for social needs), assistance (connecting patients with social care resources), adjustment (altering clinical care in recognition of social needs), alignment (understanding social assets and collaborating with community organizations), and advocacy (promoting policies to address social needs). Addressing social determinants of health is complex but achievable through collaborative strategies. Ophthalmologists have an important leadership role in addressing eye care disparities by taking action on underlying social determinants of vision health.

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Eye care deliveryHealth disparitiesSocial determinants of health

Identifiers

PMID35674883
PMCPMC9174922
OpenAlexW4281890608

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