About The Study: Residential measures of inequity through segregation, income inequality, or persistent poverty were associated with a greater number of residents living with vision difficulty and blindness in this cross-sectional study. It is essential to understand and address how neighborhood characteristics can impact rates of vision difficulty and blindness.
About The Study: Residential measures of inequity through segregation, income inequality, or persistent poverty were associated with a greater number of residents living with vision difficulty and blindness in this cross-sectional study. It is essential to understand and address how neighborhood characteristics can impact rates of vision difficulty and blindness.
Corresponding Author: To contact the corresponding author, Patrice M. Hicks, Ph.D., M.P.H., email pmhicks@med.umich.edu.
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(doi:10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.1207)
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Reid Dalton. (May 9, 2024). Place-based measures of inequity and vision difficulty and blindness. Scienmag. https://scienmag.com/place-based-measures-of-inequity-and-vision-difficulty-and-blindness/
Reid Dalton. "Place-based measures of inequity and vision difficulty and blindness." Scienmag, 9 May 2024, https://scienmag.com/place-based-measures-of-inequity-and-vision-difficulty-and-blindness/. Accessed 4 September 2026.
Reid Dalton. "Place-based measures of inequity and vision difficulty and blindness." Scienmag. May 9, 2024. https://scienmag.com/place-based-measures-of-inequity-and-vision-difficulty-and-blindness/
