title: Standards of care.
abstract: The health care community is quickly progressing in the direction of the development and acceptance of the concept of standards of care. Optometry has lagged behind other health disciplines in this process and must develop its own or face the likelihood of having to conform to standards created by others. The argument is no longer whether standards should be created, but rather the creation of appropriate standards and guidelines that will best serve the profession and the public.
authors.affiliation: State University of New York, State College of Optometry, NY 10010.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soroka
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States