Pediatric Optic Pathway Gliomas Resource Utilization and Prevalence in the OptumLabs Data Warehouse.
Theo N Stoddard-BennettFei YuSamuel J SpiegelClaudia F PerezAnne L ColemanMichael X RepkaStacy L PinelesPublished in: Journal of neuro-ophthalmology : the official journal of the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society (2023)
This study updates OPG demographics for the modern era and characterizes the burden of the treatment course for pediatric OPG patients using big data analysis of a commercial claims database. OPGs had a prevalence of about 0.005% occurring equally in boys and girls. Most did not receive treatment, and the average child had at least one claim for OCT or VF per year for clinical monitoring. This study is limited to only commercially insured children, who represent approximately half of the general child population.