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Estimating eye care workforce supply and requirements

P P Lee1, C A Jackson, D A Relles

  • 1Doheny Eye Institute/USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, USA.

Ophthalmology
|December 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

The US has a surplus of eye care providers compared to public health needs and demand. Adjusting provider roles and work-time ratios could resolve this imbalance.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Health Workforce Analysis
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Accurate estimation of eye care workforce supply and requirements is crucial for healthcare planning.
  • Understanding the interplay between provider availability, public health needs, and patient demand is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To estimate the current and future workforce supply and requirements for eye care professionals in the United States.
  • To analyze the balance between the availability of ophthalmologists and optometrists and the population's eye health needs.

Main Methods:

  • Developed three models: provider supply, public health need, and demand for eye care.
  • Included ophthalmologists, other physicians, and optometrists in the analysis.
  • Utilized epidemiological data for need assessment and national surveys for demand estimation.

Main Results:

  • A significant surplus of eye care providers exists relative to public health needs and demand under current assumptions.
  • Work-time ratios between optometrists and ophthalmologists, provider work hours, and care patterns can influence the perceived surplus.

Conclusions:

  • If optometrists serve as primary eye care providers, an excess of ophthalmologists is projected.
  • No ophthalmologist excess is predicted if they are the preferred primary eye care providers.
  • Further data on work-time ratios are needed to refine workforce supply and requirement estimates.

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