title: Team approach to home health care delivery: optometry as the primary vision care provider.
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describe a vision care program, utilizing optometry as the primary vision care provider, for patients unable to obtain care in traditional ways. The impact of this program upon the community, its impact upon an educational curriculum, and the program itself are discussed. The program provides a model for delivery of health care to patients who would otherwise go without care.
authors.affiliation: University of Houston, College of Optometry, Texas.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Nussenblatt
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009907:Optometry; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000639:trends; D012737:Sex Factors; D013781:Texas; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D015351:Vision Screening