Author/Authors :
Woodward, Maria A Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences - Kellogg Eye Center - University of Michigan Medical School - Ann Arbor - Michigan, USA , Jeganathan, Swetha E Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences - Kellogg Eye Center - University of Michigan Medical School - Ann Arbor - Michigan, USA , Guo, Weixia Department of Internal Medicine - University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati - Ohio, USA , Cederna, Jean Hope Clinic - Ypsilanti - Michigan, USA , Newman‑Casey, Paula Anne Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences - Kellogg Eye Center - University of Michigan Medical School - Ann Arbor - Michigan, USA
Abstract :
Uninsured people have considerably less access to eye
doctors and treatments for eye diseases. In a partnership
between the Hope Clinic, a non‑profit medical clinic for
uninsured individuals, and the University of Michigan’s
ophthalmology department, free comprehensive
ophthalmic examinations are offered once every two
months on a Saturday. We conducted a study on the
population that availed this facility in the past[1] and, after
three years, we were concerned about the rate of clinic
non‑attendance. We conducted a study on the barriers
facing those adults who failed to keep their appointments
at the University despite multiple reminders.
