Hispanic race and public insurance coverage were each associated with worse preoperative BCVA compared with white race and private insurance, respectively. This suggests that Hispanic race and public insurance may predispose patients to decreased access to cataract surgery. Additional large, prospective studies are required to rigorously test and elaborate on this finding.
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