Table 3 Outpatient Visit Attendance by Subspecialty.

From: Ophthalmic care at an academic medical centre for patients who were incarcerated or in immigration detention

 

Visit Attendance

Subspecialty

Attended (n [%])

Cancellation or No-Show (n [%])

Total (n)

Comprehensive

401 [65.0%]

216 [35.0%]

617

Cornea

100 [68.5%]

46 [31.5%]

146

Glaucoma

116 [64.4%]]

64 [35.6%]

180

Neuro-Ophthalmology

2 [28.6%]

5 [71.4%]*

7

Oculoplastics

139 [58.2%]

100 [41.8%]*

239

Paediatrics/Strabismus

9 [36.0%]

16 [64.0%]*

25

Retina

109 [54.5%]

90 [45.5%]*

199

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. Percentages were calculated out of the total visits available for each subspecialties. P-values comparing the distribution of attended and cancelled visits were calculated by comparing each subspecialty to the comprehensive clinic.
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