Background: Insurance coverage may reduce cost barriers to obtain vision correction. Our
aim was to determine the frequency and source of prescription eyewear insurance to …

Objective To describe patterns of access to eyeglass insurance by Canadians. Design A
population-based, cross-sectional survey. Participants A total of 134 072 respondents to the …

Importance Understanding eye care use over time is essential to estimate continued unmet
health care needs and help guide future public health priorities. Objective To update trends …

Importance Medicare benefits do not include coverage for eyeglasses except after cataract
surgery. Understanding the implications of a change to this policy would require knowing the …

To investigate the socioeconomic challenges encountered by patients from Los Angeles
County Ophthalmology Clinic, California, United States, in obtaining prescription …

Objectives To compare rates of eye care visits and vision impairment among working-age
adults with vision insurance vs without, among the total sample of Behavioral Risk Factor …

Objective To compare realized access or use of eye care services in adults with self-
reported vision problems in Canada and the United States. Methods Using the Joint …

Objective To examine whether different government-insured eye care coverage policies
affect adolescents' access to eye care providers (ophthalmologists and optometrists) in …

Increasing the proportion of adults that have regular, comprehensive eye exams and
reducing visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error and other common eye health …

Abstract Objective Effective November 1, 2004, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-
Term Care de-insured, or delisted, routine eye examinations for Ontarians aged 20 to 64 …