Changing workload in ophthalmology: some observations from routine statistics.
Children with squints and old people with cataracts account for most of the work of ophthalmologists. Recent demographic changes have led to fewer children and more elderly patients needing treatment. So far the increased workload has been met by shortening the time patients spend in hospital, but with striking variations between districts.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002387:Cataract Extraction; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000639:trends*; D011156:Population Density; D013285:Strabismus / Q000601:surgery; D014852:Wales