Novel Methods of Identifying Individual and Neighborhood Risk Factors for Loss to Follow-Up After Ophthalmic Screening.

Prcis: Residence in a middle-class neighborhood correlated with lower follow-up compared with residence in more affluent neighborhoods. The most common explanations for not following up were the process of making an appointment and lack of symptoms.

Purpose: To explore which individual-level and neighborhood-level factors influence follow-up as recommended after positive ophthalmic and primary care screening in a vulnerable population using novel methodologies.

Environmental influences on ophthalmic conditions: A scoping review.

Background: Environmental factors have been implicated in various eye pathologies. The purpose of this review is to synthesise the published research on environmental effects on eye disease.

Methods: Four databases were searched for terms relating to environmental exposures and ophthalmic disease.

Validation of the New York University Langone Eye Test Application, a Smartphone-Based Visual Acuity Test.

Purpose: To validate and assess user satisfaction and usability of the New York University (NYU) Langone Eye Test application, a smartphone-based visual acuity (VA) test.

Design: Mixed-methods cross-sectional cohort study.

Participants: Two hundred forty-four eyes of 125 participants were included.

Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Ophthalmology: A Contemporary Prospective.

Purpose: Most published systematic reviews have focused on the use of virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) technology in ophthalmology as it relates to surgical training. To date, this is the first review that investigates the current state of VR/AR technology applied more broadly to the entire field of ophthalmology.

Methods: PubMed, Embase, and CINAHL databases were searched systematically from January 2014 through December 1, 2020.

Can Precision Medicine Actually Help People Like Me? African American and Hispanic Perspectives on the Benefits and Barriers of Precision Medicine.

Objective: To better understand African American and Hispanic perspectives on the potential benefits of precision medicine, along with the potential barriers that may prevent precision medicine from being equally beneficial to all. We also sought to identify if there were differences between African American and Hispanic perspectives.

Design: Six semi-structured focus groups were conducted between May 2017 and February 2018 to identify benefits and barriers to precision medicine.