The Practice of Optometry: National Board of Examiners in Optometry Survey of Optometric Patients

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2006, Pages E625-E636

  Soroka, Mort ^a   Krumholz, David ^a   Bennett, Aam ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Optometric education; Profile of optometric practice; Treatment procedures; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; PATIENT TREATMENT; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS;

OPTOMETRIC EDUCATION; PROFILE OF OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE; TREATMENT PROCEDURES; WORKFORCE;

OPTOMETERS;

ANTIALLERGIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; EYE DROPS; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTACT LENS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EYE CARE; EYE DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE; SUBURBAN AREA; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA; VISUAL FIELD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

EID: 33748784315     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000236028.23657.76     Document Type: Article

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