[The liberal ophthalmologists of the northern France and management of children with vision deficiencies].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this analysis was to appreciate the management of visually handicaped children outside specialized structures. We also assessed relays between primary physicians, hospitals and specialized structures.


METHODS
A 12-question survey was sent to 144 liberal ophthalmologists of the North of France. The questionnary included 12 questions. We compared the results to litterature.


RESULTS
The response-rate was 59.6%. This study indicated that the observed children by the liberal ophtalmologists had more simple diseases than in specialized structures. In hospitals, it seemed that the ophtalmologists diagnosed more severe diseases. These practitioners diagnosed some of these diseases. However some of diagnosis were to late. This study showed that specialized structures were not enough known by the practitioners who detected this handicap and that the families prefered the taking in charge near their home.


CONCLUSIONS
We demonstrated the necessary organisation of precocious and systematic detection, and the necessary information to all practitioners on specialized structures.
Defebvre
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Départementale des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales du Nord, Lille.
Juzeau
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Villarubias
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009885:Ophthalmology; D011331:Private Practice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
Les ophtalmologues libéraux du Nord de la France et la prise en charge des enfants déficients visuels.