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Use of eye care services by older Australians: the Blue Mountains Eye Study

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology, 1999
Purpose: To assess utilization of eye care services in an older Australian population. Methods: The Blue Mountains Eye Study examined 3654 permanent residents aged 49 years or older from two New South Wales postcode areas. At interview, we collected information about past attendance to eye care practitioners, demographic and socio‐economic status ...
Jie Jing Wang
exaly   +3 more sources

Utilization of eye care services in Victoria

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2006
AbstractPurpose:  To determine baseline eye care utilization by older Victorians in order to assess change in 2 years after an eye health promotion campaign.Methods:  A letter of invitation to participate was sent to all people aged 70–79 years in randomly selected Melbourne postcode areas.
Andreas, Müller, Hien T, Vu, John G, Ferraro, Jill E, Keeffe, Hugh R, Taylor   +4 more
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Utilization of eye care services by Victorians likely to benefit from eye care

Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology, 2004
Abstract Aim: To assess the utilization of eye care services by Australians most likely to benefit from eye assessment. Methods: The Melbourne Visual Impairment Project was a population‐based study that collected demographic, health and vision‐related information including use of eye care services.
Guy W, Bylsma, Anhchuong, Le, Bickol N, Mukesh, Hugh R, Taylor, Catherine A, McCarty   +4 more
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Health Policy and Eye Care Services in Jamaica

Optometry and Vision Science, 2000
ABSTRACT: Purpose To test the hypothesis that access to and amount of eye care services in Jamaica are inadequate and that this is related to insufficient eye care personnel and legal limitations on optometric practice in Jamaica ...
N, Buchanan, S M, Horwitz
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Establishing an indigenous tele-eye care service

2015 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2015
We describe the establishment of a new tele-eye care solution over a Broadband Satellite service, connecting metropolitan-based ophthalmologists to patients with eye conditions in rural and remote Australia. A trial of the service demonstrates the ability of the telehealth system to close the gap in access to eye care services for adult Australians ...
Yogesan Kanagasingam, Justin R. Boyle, Janardhan Vignarajan, Di Xiao 0004, Ming Zhang   +4 more
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In Focus: Seamless eye care services

Optician, 2021
Andrew McClean explores what the future holds for optometry in Wales
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The Capacity of Eye Care Services for Patients with Glaucoma in Botswana

Ophthalmic Epidemiology, 2015
To evaluate current delivery of glaucoma care in Botswana; in particular, the service infrastructure available and glaucoma-related workload.A multi-center cross-sectional study was undertaken comprising government eye care institutions and ophthalmic personnel across Botswana.
Mohammad S, Razai, Daniel J, Jackson, Rosemary, Falama, Matlhogonolo, Mongwa, Mishell G, Mutapanduwa, Chao, Baemisi, Engelinah, Josiah, Oathokwa, Nkomazana, Alice, Lehasa, Evelyn, Brealey, Deborah, Jankowski, Andrew J R, White, Malcolm G, Kerr Muir, Keith R, Martin, Jeremiah M, Ngondi   +14 more
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The Evolution of an Eye Care Program at a University Health Service

Journal of American College Health Association, 1981
Abstract Traditionally, eye care services have not always been included in college health services. The awareness of eye care as an integral part of primary health care and the efficaciousness of these services in prepaid group practices is changing this.
F H, Bloom, B W, Averill, T C, McBride
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Use of eye care services by Indigenous Australian adults

Medical Journal of Australia, 2011
39 (28%) 4 (3%) 71 (52%) 8 (6%) 1 (1%) 14 (10%) 137 17.7 < 0.01 Outer regional 51 (34%) 6 (4%) 56 (37%) 13 (9%) 1 (1%) 25 (16%) 152 18.3 < 0.01 Remote 55 (28%) 9 (5%) 79 (40%) 12 (6%) 2 (1%) 42 (21%) 199 — 0.16* Very remote coastal 27 (14%) 8 (4%) 81 (43%) 30 (16%) 2 (1%) 41 (22%) 189 — 0.87* Very remote inland 49 (33%) 15 (10%) 43 (29%) 21 (14%)
Anna-Lena M R, Arnold, Lucy, Busija, Jill E, Keeffe, Hugh R, Taylor   +3 more
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Demand for Tertiary Eye Care Services in Developing Countries

American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
To analyze the experience of a large developing country tertiary ophthalmology system to identify generalizable information relevant for those planning similar centers elsewhere.Retrospective utilization analysis.A historical review of the development of the Aravind Eye Care system was undertaken to evaluate the services provided by various tertiary ...
Ganesh-Babu B, Subburaman, Luxme, Hariharan, Thulasiraj D, Ravilla, Ravindran D, Ravilla, John H, Kempen   +4 more
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