The content of optometric eye examinations for a young myope with headaches

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 404-421

  Shah, Rakhee ^a,b   Edgar, David F ^b   Rabbetts, Ronald ^c   Blakeney, Susan L ^d   Charlesworth, Peter ^e   Harle, Deacon E ^a   Evans, Bruce J W ^a,b  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Rabbetts Sight Care   (United Kingdom)

^d The College of Optometrists   (United Kingdom)

^e Replay Learning   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Eye examination; Headaches; Optometry; Quality of care; Standardised patient

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EYE EXAMINATION; HEADACHE; MEDICAL CARE; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RESEARCH;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MYOPIA; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT SIMULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TESTS;

EID: 49749099628     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00587.x     Document Type: Article

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