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Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS)








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										Publications**Prevalence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration in the US in 2019.** https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36326752/Rein, D. B., J. S. Wittenborn, Z. Burke-Conte, R. Gulia, T. Robalik, J. R. Ehrlich, E. A. Lundeen and A. D. Flaxman. *JAMA Ophthalmology*: 2022 Dec 1;140(12):1202-1208.
**County-Level Variation in the Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US.** https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35797011/Lundeen, E. A., A. D. Flaxman, J. S. Wittenborn, Z. Burke-Conte, R. Gulia, J. Saaddine and D. B. Rein. *JAMA Ophthalmology*: 2022 Aug 1;140(8):831-832.
**Trends in Prevalence and Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema and Vision-Threatening Diabetic Retinopathy Among Medicare Part B Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries.**https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35238912/Lundeen, E. A., L. J. Andes, D. B. Rein, J. S. Wittenborn, E. Erdem, Q. Gu, J. Saaddine, G. Imperatore and E. Y. Chew. *JAMA Ophthalmology*: 2022 Apr 1;140(4):345-353.
**The Economic Burden of Vision Loss and Blindness in the United States.**  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34560128/Rein, D. B., J. S. Wittenborn, P. Zhang, F. Sublett, P. A. Lamuda, E. A. Lundeen and J. Saaddine. *Ophthalmology*: 2022 Apr;129(4):369-378.
**Prevalence of Visual Acuity Loss or Blindness in the US: A Bayesian Meta-analysis.**https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33983373/Flaxman, A. D., J. S. Wittenborn, T. Robalik, R. Gulia, R. B. Gerzoff, E. A. Lundeen, J. Saaddine and D. B. Rein. *JAMA Ophthalmology*: 2021 Jul 1;139(7):717-723.
**Vision Impairment and Blindness Prevalence in the United States: Variability of Vision Health Responses across Multiple National Surveys.**https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32663529/Rein, D. B., P. A. Lamuda, J. S. Wittenborn, N. Okeke, C. E. Davidson, B. K. Swenor, J. Saaddine and E. A. Lundeen. *Ophthalmology*: 2021 Jan;128(1):15-27.
**The Prevalence of Diagnosis of Major Eye Diseases and their Associated Payments in the Medicare Fee-for-Service Program.**https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34530688/Wittenborn, J. S., Q. Gu, E. Erdem, F. Ahmed, P. Zhang, J. Saaddine, E. A. Lundeen and D. B. Rein. *Ophthalmic Epidemiology*: 2021 Sep 16;1-13.
**Establishing a Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System for the Nation: A Status Update on the Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System.**  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29566863/Rein, D. B., J. S. Wittenborn, E. A. Phillips, and J. Saaddine. *Ophthalmology*: 2018 Apr;125(4):471-473.ReportsThis report provides a high-level overview of the vision and eye-health related questions included in 16 national surveys.Review of National Survey Data on Eye Health [PDF – 1.2 MB]
This report provides a high-level overview of administrative and registry data sources considered for inclusion in VEHSS.Review of Claims and Registry Data on Eye Health [PDF – 870 KB]
This report details the findings of a literature review on the published prevalence of vision loss and major eye disorders measured by examinations.Literature Review of Examination-Based Studies [PDF – 1.4 MB]
This report provides the current version of the categorization system used to measure diagnoses and treated vision and eye disorder prevalence.VEHSS Diagnosis Code Categories and Crosswalk [PDF – 2.1 MB]
This report describes VEHSS’ approach for utilizing national surveys to create systematic single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.VEHSS Survey Analysis Plan [PDF – 480 KB]
This report details VEHSS’ approach to utilizing administrative claims and registry data to create systematic single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.VEHSS Claims and Registry Data Analysis Plan [PDF – 580 KB]Data DocumentationThis report documents VEHSS’ analysis of American Community Survey data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS ACS Data Report [PDF – 359 KB]
This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS NHANES Data Report [PDF – 753 KB]
This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of National Survey of Children’s Health data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS NSCH Data Report [PDF – 592 KB]
This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of National Health Interview Survey data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS NHIS Data Report [PDF – 568 KB]
This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of IRIS® Registry data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS IRIS® Registry Data Report [PDF – 1.5 MB]
This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of Medicare data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS Medicare Data Report [PDF – 1.5 MB]
This report documents VEHSS’ analysis of VSP Global data to create single-source estimates to inform integrated prevalence estimates.
VEHSS VSP Global Data Report [PDF – 1.2 MB]
							
					
							Last Reviewed:  August 10, 2021						Source: 	Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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