Can a community optometrist-based referral refinement scheme reduce false-positive glaucoma hospital referrals without compromising quality of care? the community and hospital allied network glaucoma evaluation scheme (CHANGES)

Eye

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 881-887

  Bourne, R R A ^a,b,c   French, K A ^a   Chang, L ^a,b   Borman, A D ^a   Hingorani, M ^a   Newsom, W D ^a  

^a HINCHINGBROOKE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Optometry; Shared care

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER ANGLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONSULTATION; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC DISK; OPTIMETRIST; PATIENT REFERRAL; REFERRAL REFINEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 77952468060     PISSN: 0950222X     EISSN: 14765454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2009.190     Document Type: Article

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