Survey Identifies Diabetic Retinopathy Screening and Care as Top Outreach Eye Care Need in Utah
10/14/2022
A recent survey of eye care providers and stakeholders identified screening and care for diabetes-related vision loss as the most urgent need for residents on the Navajo Nation, people experiencing homelessness, former refugees, and underinsured or uninsured Utahns, according to a team of health care professionals at the John A. Moran Eye Center and University of Utah. Vision screenings for children and access to eyeglasses came in a close second.
The insights are part of the ongoing Utah Assessment and Review of Community Health Eye Care Study (ARCHES), launched in 2020 by a team of John A. Moran Eye Center and University of Utah healthcare professionals.