National Trends in the United States Eye Care Workforce from 1995 to 2017
Feng PW, Ahluwalia A, Feng H, Adelman RA. National Trends in the United States Eye Care Workforce from 1995 to 2017. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2020, 218: 128-135. PMID: 32445703, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2020.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEye care workforceOphthalmologist densityYears of ageRural countiesEye care providersArea Health Resource FileCare workforceCross-sectional studyHealth care infrastructureRatio of ophthalmologistsMAIN OUTCOMECare providersMean annual increaseOphthalmologistsNumber of providersOptometristsCare infrastructureHealth insuranceResource FileYoung ophthalmologistsNational trendsCounty characteristicsGreater proportionAgeMetropolitan counties