Ophthalmology - Manpower
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVE: To measure annual population-based volume of emergency department (ED) eye care and concurrent ophthalmology on-call coverage. METHODS: Analysis and correlation of the 2006 Florida Agency of Health Care Administration ED and inpatient ... Read more...

Mid-level cadre providing eye care in the context of Vision 2020.

11 Mar 2009 The contribution of the mid-level cadre of eye care providers is an essential component of the Vision 2020: The Right To Sight initiative, to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. However, for the past 20 years the functions of this cadre have not ... Read more...

Education of eye health professionals to meet the needs of the Pacific.

11 Mar 2009 Vision impairment has significant impact on quality of life and substantial economic consequences. Yet, in the Pacific Islands, as in other low resource settings, it is predominantly caused by chronic conditions that can be treated or prevented. A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Ophthalmology - Manpower'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Analysis of ophthalmology workforce and delivery of emergency department eye care in Florida. 30 Oct 2009
• Canadian health care: a question of access. 29 Sep 2009
• The critical need for trained and certified ophthalmic medical personnel: fall survey of staff and productivity. 29 Sep 2009
• The current face of ophthalmic pathology. 30 Jul 2009
• Optical Express: its growth and role in the future of refractive surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• The clinician scientist -quo vadis? 30 Mar 2009
• Mid-level cadre providing eye care in the context of Vision 2020. 11 Mar 2009
• Education of eye health professionals to meet the needs of the Pacific. 11 Mar 2009
• [Afghanistan--ophthalmology in a state of emergency] 8 Feb 2009
• Swedish ophthalmology faces up to the 21st century. 29 Nov 2008
• Status of pediatric eye care in India. 30 Oct 2008
• The New Zealand ophthalmology workforce 2008. 30 Oct 2008
• Burnout, psychological distress, and overwork: the case of Quebec's ophthalmologists. 29 Sep 2008
• Perceptions of Nigerian ophthalmologists about traditional eye care practice in Nigeria. 30 Aug 2008
• The human resource crisis in neuro-ophthalmology. 30 Aug 2008
• Human immunodeficiency virus and the ophthalmologist. 30 Aug 2008
• Manpower issues in pediatric ophthalmology. 29 Jun 2008
• Eye care in the developing world: how soon is now? 29 Jun 2008
• Estimated cost of an ROP locum tenens program. 30 Dec 2007
• Practice patterns of Canadian glaucoma specialists: planning for the next generation. 30 Jul 2007

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Technical information about 'Ophthalmology'

Definition: A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases.

Descriptor UI: D009885

Alternative terms: Ophthalmology;

Related Mesh Headings: Eye Diseases; Orthoptics; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures; Vision, Ocular;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.810.468;

Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: OPHTHALMOL