Optometric manpower development and utilization: a look toward the future

This paper attempts to discuss in detail the rise in demand for optometric services and the manpower problems of the future. A proposal for the rational future development of optometric manpower has been made. Hopefully optometry will be able to consider its future development and scope of practice, and the types of changes to be made as the profession prepares for its increasing role in providing quality vision care to all Americans.