Agreement between ophthalmologists and optometrists in the certification of vision impairment.
Rebecca BartlettHywel JonesGwyn WilliamsDaniel FarewellJennifer H ActonPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2020)
Optometrists demonstrated a comparable agreement relative to ophthalmologists, with the consensus panel on the eligibility of randomly selected, abridged cases for certification. The findings support the clinical decision-making ability of low vision optometrists in the certification of patients with vision impairment and provide evidence in support of policy change to allow low vision optometrists to certify individuals with atrophic AMD.
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