Two EEC clinicians publish article in NIH Library of Medicine
A recently published article in NIH's National Library of Medicine is giving a clearer picture of how the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated disparities in health status and in health care access for many historically underserved groups. The study also points out that large public hospitals like Grady could provide much-needed insight on how these minority communities are impacted by the unique ocular manifestations of COVID-19 infection.
The analysis, COVID-19 Related Health Disparities in Ophthalmology with a Retrospective Analysis at a Large Academic Public Hospital
was co-authored by second-year Emory medical student Grace Chung (first author), Grady Hospital optometrist Dr. Christie M. Person, and Emory Eye Center clinicians Susan Primo, OD and Jacquelyn O'Banion, MD.
It's important to perform health disparity research to advance better eye health for marginalized populations and people of color - people who are already facing persistent barriers and poorer health outcomes,
explained Primo.
COVID is just one example of how disproportionate rates and effects in certain communities can be worsened if not addressed. We are honored to contribute to the ophthalmic literature from our patient base at Grady.
Read the entire article online now or see the August 2022 print edition in the Advances in Ophthalmology and Optometry Journal.
-Kathleen E. Moore