Publications by authors named "Matthew Pieters"
Importance: Glaucoma is a common cause of visual impairment in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system, but to our knowledge, no data exist concerning tertiary glaucoma care (ie, laser and filtering surgery).
Objective: To determine whether the rate of tertiary glaucoma care differs among veterans cared for through the 4 different eye care delivery models that are present in the VA: optometry-only clinics, ophthalmology-only clinics, clinics with optometry and ophthalmology functioning as a single integrated clinic with ophthalmology as the lead, and clinics with optometry and ophthalmology functioning as separate clinics.
Design, Setting, And Participants: In this retrospective review of the Veterans Health Administration Support Service Center database, 490 926 veterans with a glaucoma-related diagnosis received care from 136 VA medical centers during fiscal year 2016.