Optometrists can help alleviate the pressure being experienced in hospital eye departments including a 30% rise in eye clinic appointments, the College of Optometrists has stressed.
In response to a warning from the Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO) that patients are at risk of irreversible sight loss because of under-resourced services, the College said better IT connectivity was needed.
College president Mary Ann Sherratt said: ‘Optometrists working in community settings can help alleviate the pressure being experienced in hospital eye departments but service organisation and provision will need to incorporate a range of professions working together, and be different, depending on the locality.
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