Persistent Opioid Use After Ophthalmic Surgery in Opioid-Naive Patients and Associated Risk Factors

Purpose

To determine the rate and risk factors for new persistent opioid use after ophthalmic surgery in the United States (US).

Design

Retrospective claims-based cohort analysis.

Participants

Opioid-naive patients aged 13 years and older who underwent incisional ophthalmic surgery between January 1, 2012 to June 30, 2017 in Optum’s de-identified Clinformatics® DataMart database.