Table 2 Priority areas for women’s eye health research, care, and education
From: The roles of sex and gender in women’s eye health disparities in the United States
1.Adopting a research framework to guide future work that incorporates sex and gender lenses to investigate health disparities and inequities in women’s eye health care and disease |
2.Using population health approaches to develop integrative systems to reduce disparities and improve overall eye health care for women at the individual, community, and systems levels |
3.Increasing patient and provider education and awareness by standardizing medical curricula and expanding partnerships between eye care providers (e.g., ophthalmologists, optometrists), researchers, and non-vision providers to incorporate women’s eye health into mainstream health |