2020
Ophthalmic Medication Expenditures and Out-of-Pocket Spending An Analysis of United States Prescriptions from 2007 through 2016
Chen EM, Kombo N, Teng CC, Mruthyunjaya P, Nwanyanwu K, Parikh R. Ophthalmic Medication Expenditures and Out-of-Pocket Spending An Analysis of United States Prescriptions from 2007 through 2016. Ophthalmology 2020, 127: 1292-1302. PMID: 32359935, PMCID: PMC7508869, DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.04.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOphthalmic medicationsMedication expendituresOOP expenditureLongitudinal cohort studyOverall drug expendituresUnited States populationPrescription drug spendingGlaucoma medicationsCohort studyMedication useDry eyePrescription usePrescription expendituresPrescription medicationsOOP expensesMedicationsCopayment assistancePocket expenditureOOP spendingDrug expendituresPocket spendingDrug spendingIndirect costsMEPS participantsLinear regression
2019
Barriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population
Fairless E, Nwanyanwu K. Barriers to and Facilitators of Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Utilization in a High-Risk Population. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2019, 6: 1244-1249. PMID: 31463812, PMCID: PMC6880869, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00627-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk populationEye examDiabetic retinopathyVision lossQualified community health centersCommunity health centersLow socioeconomic statusUse of screeningBackgroundDiabetic retinopathyMedian ageEye careHealth centersClinic experienceDiabetesPatientsVision statusRetinopathyConclusionsThe factorsMethodsQualitative interviewsVisual symptomsSocioeconomic statusHealth insuranceImportant facilitatorsExamParticipants
2014
Reduced Fluorescein Angiography and Fundus Photography Use in the Management of Neovascular Macular Degeneration and Macular Edema During the Past DecadeImaging Tests for Macular Diseases
Schneider EW, Mruthyunjaya P, Talwar N, Nwanyanwu K, Nan B, Stein JD. Reduced Fluorescein Angiography and Fundus Photography Use in the Management of Neovascular Macular Degeneration and Macular Edema During the Past DecadeImaging Tests for Macular Diseases. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 2014, 55: 542-549. PMID: 24346174, PMCID: PMC3907135, DOI: 10.1167/iovs.13-13034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeovascular age-related macular degenerationProportion of patientsMacular edemaFluorescein angiographyFundus photographyOptical coherence tomographyMacular degenerationDiagnostic testingIncident neovascular age-related macular degenerationAge-related macular degenerationRepeated-measures logistic regressionNeovascular macular degenerationTraditional diagnostic testingUse of OCT