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  • Health Workforce Analysis
  • Public Health

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  • Effective eye care delivery relies on understanding the optometric workforce and demographic trends.
  • Accurate workforce data is crucial for meeting future public eye health needs.

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  • To assess the current and future supply of doctors of optometry.
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  • A 2017 National Optometry Workforce Survey was distributed to 4050 randomly sampled optometrists.
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Main Results:

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