Reports and Publications
- Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the US in 2019. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36326752/
Rein, D. B., J. S. Wittenborn, Z. Burke-Conte, R. Gulia, T. Robalik, J. R. Ehrlich, E. A. Lundeen and A. D. Flaxman. JAMA Ophthalmology: 2022 Dec 1;140(12):1202-1208. - County-Level Variation in the Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35797011/
Lundeen, E. A., A. D. Flaxman, J. S. Wittenborn, Z. Burke-Conte, R. Gulia, J. Saaddine and D. B. Rein. JAMA Ophthalmology: 2022 Aug 1;140(8):831-832. - Trends in Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema and Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy Among Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35238912/
Lundeen, E. A., L. J. Andes, D. B. Rein, J. S. Wittenborn, E. Erdem, Q. Gu, J. Saaddine, G. Imperatore and E. Y. Chew. JAMA Ophthalmology: 2022 Apr 1;140(4):345-353. - The Economic Burden of Vision Loss and Blindness in the United States. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34560128/
Rein, D. B., J. S. Wittenborn, P. Zhang, F. Sublett, P. A. Lamuda, E. A. Lundeen and J. Saaddine. Ophthalmology: 2022 Apr;129(4):369-378. - Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US: A Bayesian Meta-analysis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33983373/
Flaxman, A. D., J. S. Wittenborn, T. Robalik, R. Gulia, R. B. Gerzoff, E. A. Lundeen, J. Saaddine and D. B. Rein. JAMA Ophthalmology: 2021 Jul 1;139(7):717-723. - Vision Impairment and Blindness Prevalence in the United States: Variability of Vision Health Responses across Multiple National Surveys. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32663529/
Rein, D. B., P. A. Lamuda, J. S. Wittenborn, N. Okeke, C. E. Davidson, B. K. Swenor, J. Saaddine and E. A. Lundeen. Ophthalmology: 2021 Jan;128(1):15-27. - The Prevalence of Diagnosis of Major Eye Diseases and their Associated Payments in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34530688/
Wittenborn, J. S., Q. Gu, E. Erdem, F. Ahmed, P. Zhang, J. Saaddine, E. A. Lundeen and D. B. Rein. Ophthalmic Epidemiology: 2021 Sep 16;1-13. - Establishing a Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System for the Nation: A Status Update on the Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29566863/
Rein, D. B., J. S. Wittenborn, E. A. Phillips, and J. Saaddine. Ophthalmology: 2018 Apr;125(4):471-473.
- This report provides a high-level overview of the vision and eye-health related questions included in 16 national surveys.
Review of National Survey Data on Eye Health [PDF – 1.2 MB] - This report provides a high-level overview of administrative and registry data sources considered for inclusion in VEHSS.
Review of Claims and Registry Data on Eye Health [PDF – 870 KB] - This report details the findings of a literature review on the published prevalence of vision loss and major eye disorders measured by examinations.
Literature Review of Examination-Based Studies [PDF – 1.4 MB] - This report provides the current version of the categorization system used to measure diagnoses and treated vision and eye disorder prevalence.
VEHSS Diagnosis Code Categories and Crosswalk [PDF – 2.1 MB] - This report describes VEHSS’ approach for utilizing national surveys to create systematic single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS Survey Analysis Plan [PDF – 480 KB] - This report details VEHSS’ approach to utilizing administrative claims and registry data to create systematic single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS Claims and Registry Data Analysis Plan [PDF – 580 KB]
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of American Community Survey data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of National Survey of Children’s Health data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of National Health Interview Survey data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of IRIS® Registry data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of Medicare data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
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This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of VSP Global data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.