Sociodemographic Disparities in Cataract-Related Visual Impairment at Initial Presentation: A Sight Outcomes Research Collaborative (SOURCE) Repository Analysis.

Among 137,847 patients with a mean (SD) age of 67.4 (9.1), 58.6% ( N = 77,425) were White, 22.5% ( N = 29,725) were Black, and 8.8% ( N = 11,562) were Hispanic/Latino.

Adjusted logistic regression revealed Black patients (OR: 1.16; CI: 1.11-1.22), Native American patients (OR: 1.45; CI: 1.18-1.78), non-English speaking patients (OR: 1.79; CI: 1.69-1.91), and current smokers (OR: 1.29; CI: 1.22-1.37) had higher odds of severe visual impairment.