Disparities in Eye Care Utilization by Self-Reported Vision Difficulty and Diabetes Status in the United States.

Purpose: To assess differences in eye care utilization by vision difficulty (VD), diabetes status, and sociodemographic characteristics for American adults.

Methods: The analysis pooled cross-sectional data from the National Health Interview Survey (2010-2018) from US adults ≥ 18 years. The outcome measure was eye care utilization in the past year.

Self-Reported Vision Impairment and Food Insecurity in the US: National Health Interview Survey, 2011-2018.

Purpose: To determine if vision impairment (VI) is associated with food insecurity among the United States (US) adults.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of US adults ≥18 years below a threshold of 150% poverty from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), years 2011-2018. Outcome measures included food insecurity status, based on response to the NHIS adult (10-item) food insecurity tool, either as a binary (food secure or insecure) or ordinal (high, marginal, low, and very low) variable.