Lauren Patty|Cathy Wu|Mina Torres|Stanley P. Azen|Rohit Varma
Validity of Self-reported Eye Disease and Treatment in a Population-based Study: The Los Angeles Latino Eye Study
University of Southern California|Doheny Eye Institute|University of Southern California|Doheny Eye Institute|University of Southern California|Doheny Eye Institute|University of Southern California|University of Southern California|Doheny Eye Institute
h3purposeh3 examine validity selfreported eye disease including cataract agerelated macular degeneration amd glaucoma diabetic retinopathy dr selfreported surgical treatment cataract dr los angeles latino eye study lales h3designh3 populationbased crosssectional study h3participantsh3 total 6357 latinos aged 40 years lales h3methodsh3 participants underwent detailed interview including survey questions ocular health diagnoses timing last eye examination standardized clinical examination selfreport compared examination determine sensitivity specificity length time since last eye examination stepwise logistic regression used determine factors associated inaccurate selfreport h3main outcome measuresh3 sensitivity specificity calculated 4 selfreported eye diseases cataract amd glaucoma dr surgical treatment cataract dr odds ratios ors determined factors associated inaccurate selfreport underestimating eye disease treatment h3resultsh3 disease sensitivity specificity reported last eye examination 1 year ago 368 925 cataract 377 963 glaucoma 51 989 amd 257 942 dr respectively selfreport less accurate increasing time since last eye examination inaccurate selfreport independently associated better visual acuity 24 2 comorbidities 17 last eye examinationvisit 1 5 years ago 5 years ago 23 49 respectively less education 13 712 years 17 7 years 88 participants surgically treated cataract reported eye examination 1 year ago sensitivity specificity selfreported surgical history 909 999 respectively 31 participants treated dr lasersurgery reporting eye examination 1 year ago sensitivity specificity selfreported surgical history 194 996 respectively h3conclusionsh3 among latinos selfreporting eye disease surgical history provides significant underestimate disease burden may lead significant misclassification vision research selfreport alone used identify persons eye disease h3financial disclosuresh3 authors proprietary commercial interest materials discussed article