Eye on Education: What was the purpose of the National Eye Care Workforce Study? What were you hoping to find? Why now? Dr. Coyle: The intent was to provide data for the profession to use for assessment and decision-making in a variety of ways. Since the last workforce study, we have experienced a rapid transformation […]
Eye on Education: What was the purpose of the National Eye Care Workforce Study? What were you hoping to find? Why now? Dr. Phillips: The desire for accurate data that would help the profession understand more about the supply and demand for eye care is not new. There have been studies on optometric providers and […]
Eye on Education: What was the purpose of the National Eye Care Workforce Study? What were you hoping to find? Why now? Dr. Heath: Workforce studies provide information that support informed decision-making on all levels. Unfortunately, optometry is generally not included in federal and state-level health workforce studies and, as a result, it has fallen […]
Eye on Education: What was the purpose of the National Eye Care Workforce Study? What were you hoping to find? Why now? Dr. Hoppe: The purpose of the study was to provide a “snapshot” of the actual supply of eye care providers and the actual demand for eye care services based on an analysis of […]
Eye on Education: What was the purpose of the National Eye Care Workforce Study? What were you hoping to find? Why now? Dr. Alexander: The purpose of the study was to give the optometric profession an assessment, at this point in time, as to the current and projected supply of optometrists and ophthalmologists and demand […]
