Virtual glaucoma clinics: Patient acceptance and quality of patient education compared to standard clinics

Clinical Ophthalmology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2015, Pages 745-749

  Court, Jennifer H ^a   Austin, Michael W ^a,b  

^a SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Neath Port Talbot Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care pathway; Education; Glaucoma; Questionnaire; Satisfaction; Service delivery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84929578015     PISSN: 11775467     EISSN: 11775483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/opth.s75000     Document Type: Article

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