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The Association of Race, Ethnicity, and Insurance Status with the Visual Acuity of Retinoblastoma Survivors in the IRIS® Registry.

Isdin OkeEfren GonzalezTobias ElzeJoan W MillerAlice C LorchDavid G HunterJennifer M YehLisa R DillerAnn Chen Wunull null
Published in: Ophthalmic epidemiology (2024)
Poor visual outcomes appear to be more common among Black, Hispanic, and publicly insured children with a history of retinoblastoma, raising concerns regarding healthcare inequities. Primary care physicians should ensure that young children receive red reflex testing during routine visits and consider retinoblastoma in the differential diagnosis of abnormal eye exams.
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