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  • Public Health
  • Ophthalmology
  • Health Economics

Background:

  • Visually impaired (VI) individuals often rely on government support programs.
  • Understanding trends in sociodemographics, financial aid, and benefit utilization is crucial for effective public health policy.
  • The Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) provides essential services to this population.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze trends in sociodemographics, financial support, and vision care benefit utilization among ODSP recipients with visual impairments between 2003 and 2013.
  • To identify changes in the characteristics and support needs of the visually impaired population within the ODSP.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of ODSP administrative data from 2003 to 2013.
  • Identification of visually impaired recipients using ICD-9 codes, with and without diabetes included in the definition.
  • Calculation of age-standardized rates, demographic proportions, financial support values, and benefit utilization percentages.

Main Results:

  • The age-standardized number of VI recipients increased from 35 to 39 per 100,000 population (p < 0.05).
  • Mean recipient age increased from 43 to 46 years; females constituted 42% and married/common-law individuals 23%.
  • Total financial support grew from $81 million to $102 million (2013 CAD), while vision care benefit usage remained low (e.g., 0.6%-1.9% for eye exams/eyeglasses).

Conclusions:

  • Significant increases in ODSP-supported visually impaired individuals and financial aid were observed from 2003 to 2013.
  • Utilization of ODSP-provided vision care benefits was notably low across all categories.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the reasons behind the rising number of VI recipients and the underutilization of vision care services.