title: Surveillance of disparities in vision and eye health in the United States: an expert panel's opinions.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To define surveillance approaches and metrics to capture the burden of vision health disparities and to identify properties of a surveillance system to guide public health interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Expert panel.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of relevant literature and deliberations of expert panel.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The panel identified that the purpose of vision surveillance was to link data to public health interventions. Panel members noted the importance of assessing vision through self-reported and performance-based measures. Defined populations should be included in a surveillance system to assess disparities in utilization of eye care and vision loss. The panel suggested that ophthalmic/vision measures should be sustained in national surveys and suggested that a vision surveillance system should be forged among federal agencies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Employing the 6 outlined strategies would improve vision surveillance and help reach the vision-related objectives of Healthy People 2020.
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105, USA. pleemd@umich.edu
authors.forename: Paul P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sheila K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: Sandra S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Block
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clayton
authors.forename: Mary Frances
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cotch
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Flynn
authors.forename: Linda S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Geiss
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Timothy W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Cynthia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Owsley
authors.forename: Susan A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Primo
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Asel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ryskulova
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Friedman
authors.forename: Xinzhi
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Crews
authors.forename: Jinan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Saaddine
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D062486:Public Health Surveillance / Q000379:methods; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015351:Vision Screening / Q000379:methods; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*