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CENTER FOR
EYE EPIDEMIOLOGY
The Center for Eye Epidemiology promotes interdisciplinary investigations into blinding
diseases of public health importance. Center faculty have expertise in epidemiology,
biostatistics, health services research, eye diseases associated with aging, public
health and international health. They collaborate with ophthalmologists, geriatricians
and statisticians around the world to advance knowledge related to the causes, prevention
and consequences of specific eye diseases.
A major focus of the Center is the assessment of the health care of this country's
elderly patients. Faculty are studying the Medicare database maintained by the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services to identify and evaluate trends in the delivery
of eye care. Utilizing epidemiological models, faculty are also investigating the
prevalence, health-related quality of life and familial inheritance of age related
macular degeneration and glaucoma, leading causes of vision loss in the elderly
population. Additionally, faculty are engaged in federally funded research to evaluate
the consequences of visual impairment in the elderly and the development of interventions
designed to decrease accidents and falls among older persons.
Center for Eye Epidemiology Website
http://cee.jsei.ucla.edu
Center for Eye Epidemiology Director
Anne L. Coleman, MD, PhD
Information and Referral
Phone: (310) 794-4455
Fax: (310) 794-5591
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