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1、OPTOMETRICCLINICALPRACTICEGUIDELINEVisionServicePlanisproudtounderwritethislatestseriesofClinicalPracticeGuidelines.TheseGuidelineswillbeasignificantpatientcareinformationresourceforoptometristsandwillbecomeanintegralpartofVSP’ssuccessfullygrowingMedAllianceSMPlan.Asthenation’slargest
2、eyecarehealthplan,VisionCareofthePatientwithServicePlanprovidespre-paidvisioncarecoverageandtotaleyecareprogramstothousandsofgroups,insuranceAccommodativecompanies,andHMOsacrosstheUnitedStatesformillionsofAmericans.andVergenceFundingfortheGuidelineshasbeenprovidedbyVisionServicePlan,l
3、ocatedinRanchoCordova,California,andbyitsframesubsidiaryAltaireyewear.DysfunctionAmericanOptometricAssociationCPG18OPTOMETRY:CAREOFTHEPATIENTWITHTHEPRIMARYEYECAREPROFESSIONACCOMMODATIVEANDVERGENCEDYSFUNCTIONDoctorsofoptometryareindependentprimaryhealthcareproviderswhoexamine,diagnose,
4、treat,andmanagediseasesReferenceGuideforCliniciansanddisordersofthevisualsystem,theeye,andassociatedstructuresaswellasdiagnoserelatedsystemicconditions.PreparedbytheAmericanOptometricAssociationConsensusPanelonCareofthePatientwithAccommodativeandOptometristsprovidemorethantwo-thirdsof
5、theprimaryeyeVergenceDysfunction:careservicesintheUnitedStates.TheyaremorewidelydistributedgeographicallythanothereyecareprovidersandJeffreyS.Cooper,M.S.,O.D.,PrincipalAuthorarereadilyaccessibleforthedeliveryofeyeandvisioncareCaroleR.Burns,O.D.services.Thereareapproximately29,500full-
6、timeequivalentSusanA.Cotter,O.D.doctorsofoptometrycurrentlyinpracticeintheUnitedStates.KentM.Daum,O.D.,Ph.D.Optometristspracticeinmorethan7,000communitiesacrossJohnR.Griffin,M.S.,O.D.theUnitedStates,servingasthesoleprimaryeyecareproviderMitchellM.Scheiman,O.D.inmorethan4,300communitie
7、s.ReviewedbytheAOAClinicalGuidelinesCoordinatingThemissionoftheprofessionofoptometryistofulfilltheCommittee:visionandeyecareneedsofthepublicthroughclinicalcare,research,andeducation,allofwhichenhancethequalityofJohnF.Amos,O.D.,M.S.,Chairlife.KerryL.Beebe,O.D.JerryCavallerano,O.D.,Ph.D
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