Geographical Barriers to Surgical Treatment for Cataract among California Medicare Beneficiaries

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Analyzes geographic factors associated with receipt of cataract surgery among California Medicare beneficiaries, using 2017 California Medicare Database claims data. Breaks down data by travel time or distance to care, rurality, and race or ethnicity.

Karla Murillo, Ken Kitayama, Fei Yu, Victoria L. Tseng, Anne L. Coleman

Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery, 52(6), 544-550

01/2026

Access · Medicare · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Surgery · California