Race, Social Determinants of Health, and the Quality of Diabetic Eye Care.

Importance: Besides race, little is known about how other social determinants of health (SDOH) affect quality of diabetic eye care.

Objective: To evaluate the association between multiple SDOH and monitoring for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in accordance with clinical practice guidelines (CPGs).

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study was conducted in 11 US medical centers and included adult patients (18-75 years old) with diabetes.

Demographic and Metabolic Risk Factors Associated with Development of Diabetic Macular Edema among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus.

Purpose: Diabetic macular edema (DME), a leading cause of visual impairment, can occur regardless of diabetic retinopathy (DR) stage. Poor metabolic control is hypothesized to contribute to DME development, although large-scale studies have yet to identify such an association. This study aims to determine whether measurable markers of dysmetabolism are associated with DME development in persons with diabetes.

Incidence of Acute Cystoid Macular Edema after Starting a Prostaglandin Analog Compared with Other Classes of Glaucoma Medications.

Purpose: There is a longstanding belief that prostaglandin analogs (PGAs) may predispose patients with glaucoma to develop acute cystoid macular edema (CME). However, there is little solid evidence supporting this notion. The purpose of this study is to compare CME incidence rates among patients initiating treatment with different glaucoma medication classes.