title: A comprehensive eye/vision program.
abstract: As an essential element of the comprehensive rehabilitation efforts at Northport VA Medical Center, and as a service whose demand is projected to increase substantially with the expanding proportion of aging veterans, eye/vision care has become increasingly important. As a result, the administration of the Medical Center decided to heed the suggestions of Congress and the Director of Optometry in VA Central Office and reorganize the delivery of eye/vision services so the ever-increasing demand could be met more rationally, efficiently and effectively. In this paper, the Northport VA Medical Center's Comprehensive Eye/Vision Program, including the residency program in rehabilitative optometry, will be described and the benefits of the reorganization will be discussed.
mesh_terms: D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000458:organization & administration; D009518:New York; D009907:Optometry; D014728:Veterans; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*