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One criticism often levelled at standard ophthalmology texts is the lack of detail regarding optometrist management. There is also a potential problem in specifying recommended speed of referral for various ocular diseases as each case is obviously very difficult.
I can think of some conjunctivitis cases where prompt referral has been appropriate and some vascular occlusive incidents or proliferative states where a casualty referral has not been in the patient's best interest. However, many practitioners are very much interested in the view of ophthalmologists as to what might be expected of optometrists in managing patients in the community and the best mode of referral.
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