Comparison of optometrist glaucoma referrals against published guidelines

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 472-477

  Khan, Sheema ^a,b   Clarke, Jonathan ^a   Kotecha, Aachal ^a  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glaucoma; Guidelines; Optometrist; Referral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GLAUCOMA; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OPTOMETRY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TIME TO TREATMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

GLAUCOMA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OPTOMETRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROGNOSIS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME-TO-TREATMENT;

EID: 84867414407     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2012.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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