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SCREENING BY OPTOMETRISTS *
Author(s) -
Barnard N. A. Simon
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1983.tb00626.x
Subject(s) - optometry , variety (cybernetics) , population , medicine , ophthalmology , computer science , environmental health , artificial intelligence
The optometrist is well placed to screen a large proportion of the population for a variety of conditions. Two examples of such screening, for vascular hypertension and learning underachievement, are discussed.