Carel C. Koch Memorial Lecture--1977. Optometry-Ophthalmology--the future.
In looking to the future of optometry and ophthalmology, the author identifies four interacting components--the public, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and eye-health-care manpower, including opticians--which he evaluates. The interactions are discussed, and specific recommendations are made to improve relations between the two professions,
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