title: Refractive surgery survey 2003.
abstract: To determine the refractive surgery preferences of ophthalmologists worldwide, questionnaires were sent to 8920 members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. A total of 1174 questionnaires was returned by the deadline. The practice distribution included 30.0% cataract surgeons, 47.3% comprehensive ophthalmologists, 14.4% refractive surgery (RS) specialists, 4.5% corneal/external disease specialists, 1.9% glaucoma specialists, and < 1% retinal/oculoplastics/pediatrics/neurophthalmologists/researchers/retired. Responses were compared with those in the 2001 and 2002 surveys and demonstrate that RS practice patterns continue to evolve.
authors.affiliation: Magill Research Center for Vision Correction, Storm Eye Institute, Medical University of South Carolina, 167 Ashley Avenue, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. solomonk@musc.edu
authors.forename: Kerry D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Luis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Fernández de Castro
authors.forename: Helga P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Sandoval
authors.forename: Luanna R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Bartholomew
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Vroman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D054140:Refractive Surgical Procedures; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States