Open AccessDistribution and Predictors of Initial Glaucoma Care Among Ophthalmologists and Optometrists: A Population-based Study
Author(s) -
Matthew P. Quinn,
Davin Johnson,
Marlo Whitehead,
Sudeep S. Gill,
Robert J. Campbell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of glaucoma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.11
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1536-481X
pISSN - 1057-0829
DOI - 10.1097/ijg.0000000000001792
Subject(s) - medicine , glaucoma , interquartile range , context (archaeology) , population , logistic regression , optometry , ophthalmology , emergency medicine , surgery , environmental health , paleontology , biology
To evaluate evolution in the distribution of new glaucoma patients between ophthalmologists and optometrists, and to examine factors predicting provider type, in the context of expansion in the scope of optometry practice.