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Demographic, diagnostic, and socioeconomic variables were analyzed across all patients and stratified by self-reported racial group (White, African American\/Black, and Other). Logistic regression analysis was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec007\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 1697\/2323 (73.1%) patients that required an outpatient follow-up at The Ira G. Ross Eye Institute, 1003 (59.1%) identified as White, 489 (28.8%) identified as African American\/Black and 205 (12.1%) identified as Other. The overall rate of LTFU was 41.8%, with no significant difference in follow-up rates by racial group on multivariable analysis. In the overall patient cohort, LTFU was significantly more common among patients residing in ZIP codes with lower rates of high school completion, those with a longer interval between the emergency department visit and the scheduled follow-up appointment, and those who presented with near-normal visual acuity (close to 20\/20). Among White patients, glaucomatous and retinal diagnoses were associated with lower rates of LTFU. Older age, corneal diagnoses and orbital diagnoses were associated with lower rates of LTFU among African American\/Black patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec008\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study identified both shared and distinct factors associated with LTFU across racial groups. 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