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Sociodemographic And Economic Factors In Outcomes Of Tube Shunts For Neovascular Glaucoma, Wesam S Shalaby, Amirmohsen Arbabi, Jonathan S Myers, Marlene R Moster, Reza Razeghinejad, L Jay Katz, Aakriti G Shukla
Sociodemographic And Economic Factors In Outcomes Of Tube Shunts For Neovascular Glaucoma, Wesam S Shalaby, Amirmohsen Arbabi, Jonathan S Myers, Marlene R Moster, Reza Razeghinejad, L Jay Katz, Aakriti G Shukla
Wills Eye Hospital Papers
Importance: Few studies have analyzed associations between sociodemographic factors and neovascular glaucoma (NVG) outcomes.
Aim and background: To determine the potential impact of sociodemographic and economic factors on the NVG tube shunt surgery outcomes.
Design: Retrospective, single-center, comparative case series.
Participants: Consecutive patients who underwent tube shunt surgery for NVG and had ≥6 months of follow-up.
Materials and methods: Regional average adjusted gross income (AGI) was determined by cross-referencing self-reported residential zip codes with average AGI per zip code supplied by the Internal Revenue Service. Two groups were created: (1) lower-income: individuals from neighborhoods with the lowest 10% of AGI …