Survey of referrals and medical reports in optometric practices in Norway: midterm findings from a 3-year prospective Internet-based study

Figures & data

Figure 1 Geographical distribution of participating optometrists (blue).

Note: Modified map of postcode regions in Norway adapted with permission from Posten Norge AS from Bring. Finding New Ways. Postnummerregioner. Bring PKM-234-A4. Available from http://www.bring.no/_attachment/333492/binary/204175?download=true. Accessed May 16, 2017.²¹

Figure 2 Percentage use of ophthalmic diagnostic drugs in optometric examinations (left) and in optometric examinations that resulted in a referral (right). Values are rounded.

Figure 3 Distribution of referrals, medical reports and follow-up enquiries.

Figure 4 Proportion of referral diagnoses (ICPC-2 code).

Notes: Groups <4% are collapsed as “other”. This includes 44 different diagnoses, of which the five most frequent were strabismus (F95, 3.7%), detached retina (F82, 3.0%), eye symptom/complaint other (F29, 2.7%) and visual disturbance other (F05, 1.4%). Values are rounded.
Abbreviations: ICPC-2, International Classification of Primary Care, second edition; symp, symptom; compl, complaint.

Figure 5 Proportion of diagnostic agreement with regard to primary diagnoses.

Note: Values are rounded.

Figure 6 Proportion of diagnostic agreement with regard to primary and secondary diagnoses.

Note: Values are rounded.

BringFinding New Ways. PostnummerregionerBring PKM-234-A4 Available from http://www.bring.no/_attachment/333492/binary/204175?download=trueAccessed May 16, 2017

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