Association Between Geographic Distribution of Eye Care Clinicians and Visual Impairment in California.

Importance: The association between availability of eye care clinicians and visual impairment, a condition presenting with increased morbidity and health care costs, has not been thoroughly studied.

Objective: To examine associations between the geographic distribution of eye care clinicians and visual impairment in California.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This survey-based cross-sectional study included ophthalmologists and optometrists licensed in California in 2018 and 2020 as well as respondents to the 2014 to 2018 American Community Survey (ACS) by California counties and Medical Service Study Areas (MSSAs).

Refractive Errors and Amblyopia Among Children Screened by the UCLA Preschool Vision Program in Los Angeles County.

Purpose: To summarize the results of 5 years of vision screening with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Preschool Vision Program (UPVP).

Design: Retrospective evaluation of a screening program.

Methods: The UPVP performed visual acuity and undilated noncycloplegic refractive screening using an autorefractor on 93,097 children between 2012 and 2017.

Refractive Errors and Amblyopia in the UCLA Preschool Vision Program; First Year Results.

Purpose: To report the outcomes of full ophthalmic examination for preschool children in LA County who failed screening with the Retinomax Autorefractor.

Design: Retrospective, cross-sectional study.

Methods: Between August 2012 and May 2013, the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) preschool vision program screened 11 260 preschool children aged 3-5 years in Los Angeles County using the Retinomax Autorefractor only.

Integrating the Internship into Ophthalmology Residency Programs: Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology American Academy of Ophthalmology White Paper.

Future ophthalmologists will need to have broad skills to thrive in complex health care organizations. However, training for ophthalmologists does not take advantage of all of the postgraduate years (PGYs). Although the traditional residency years seem to have little excess capacity, enhancing the internship year does offer an opportunity to expand the time for ophthalmology training in the same 4 PGYs.

The UCLA preschool vision program, 2012-2013.

Purpose: To introduce the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Preschool Vision Program (UPVP) and describe the utilization pattern and challenges of the first year of implementation.

Methods: The UPVP aims to improve vision in 3- to 5-year-old preschoolers of Los Angeles County. On the first visit, trained personnel use a handheld autorefractometer (Retinomax 3; Righton, Japan) for initial screening and identify those who would benefit from a complete eye examination.