title: Should there be a restriction of optometric treatment?
abstract: The restriction of optometric services in third party payment programs is of considerable concern to the profession. Limitations placed on the type and amount of lens prescriptions which can be provided is not in the best interest of the patient. Those outside the profession of optometry must be made aware of the significance of ophthalmic lens prescriptions in terms of total visual performance rather than mere correction of "significant" refractive errors.
mesh_terms: D005139:Eyeglasses; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D014481:United States; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014792:Visual Acuity