Abstract
Health disparities exist across all fields of medicine; ophthalmology and vision health are no exception. A health disparity is a difference in health outcomes that arises from health inequities that affect medically underserved populations.1 A health inequity is the unfair distribution of health determinants, outcomes, and resources between and within different segments of a population based on social, economic, environmental, and structural factors.2 The goal of eliminating health disparities is to achieve health equity, which can be defined as a state in which every individual has a just and fair opportunity to achieve their best health.
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