Table 2.
Ocular Diagnoses in veterans in the VA Capitol Health Care Network FY 2007 to FY 2011
| Variable | Fy07 | Fy08 | Fy09 | Fy10 | Fy11 | B | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=130709 | N=130779 | N=137958 | N=141555 | N=144395 | |||
| Disease Category | Total/Mean (% of sample) | ||||||
| Disorders of refraction and accommodation | 11067 (8.5%) | 12046 (9.2%) | 14150 (10.3%) | 16078 (11.4%) | 18854 (13.1%) | 1.13 | < 0.01 |
| Glaucoma | 8815 (6.7%) | 9003 (6.9%) | 9494 (6.9%) | 9921 (7.0%) | 10431 (7.4%) | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| Ophthalmic complications of Diabetes | 2896 (2.2%) | 3180 (2.4%) | 3065 (2.2%) | 2952 (2.1%) | 2908 (2.0%) | −0.07 | 0.148 |
| Cataract | 9215 (7.1%) | 8827 (6.7%) | 11292 (8.2%) | 12050 (8.5%) | 13529 (9.6%) | 0.68 | 0.02 |
| ANY ophthalmic diagnosis | 26804 (20.5%) | 27552 (21.1%) | 29677 (21.5%) | 31460 (22.2%) | 33611 (23.3%) | 0.67 | < 0.01 |