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A retrospective population-based analysis of wait times for cataract surgery in Ontario, Canada

Marko M. Popovic, Mack Hurst, Lori M. Diemert, Casey Chu, Mike Yang, Sherif El-Defrawy, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Laura Rosella and Matthew B. Schlenker
April 18, 2023 11 (2) E329-E335; DOI: https://doi.org/10.9778/cmajo.20220035
Marko M. Popovic
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Mack Hurst
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Lori M. Diemert
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Casey Chu
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Mike Yang
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Sherif El-Defrawy
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Laura Rosella
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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Matthew B. Schlenker
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences (Popovic, El-Defrawy, Ahmed, Schlenker), and Dalla Lana School of Public Health (Hurst, Diemert, Rosella), University of Toronto; ICES UofT (Hurst, Rosella), Toronto, Ont.; Institute for Better Health (Chu, Yang, Ahmed, Rosella, Schlenker), Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga, Ont.; Kensington Eye Institute (El-Defrawy, Schlenker), Toronto, Ont.
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    • Appendix 1: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Priority Group Definitions
    • Appendix 2: Selection Procedure for Included Cataract Surgeries
    • Appendix 3: Baseline Demographics and their Distribution in the Study Cohort
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A retrospective population-based analysis of wait times for cataract surgery in Ontario, Canada
Marko M. Popovic, Mack Hurst, Lori M. Diemert, Casey Chu, Mike Yang, Sherif El-Defrawy, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Laura Rosella, Matthew B. Schlenker
Mar 2023, 11 (2) E329-E335; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220035

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A retrospective population-based analysis of wait times for cataract surgery in Ontario, Canada
Marko M. Popovic, Mack Hurst, Lori M. Diemert, Casey Chu, Mike Yang, Sherif El-Defrawy, Iqbal Ike K. Ahmed, Laura Rosella, Matthew B. Schlenker
Mar 2023, 11 (2) E329-E335; DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20220035
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