Contact lens & anterior eye : the journal of the British Contact Lens Association
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Cont Lens Anterior Eye · Aug 2015
Agreement in dry eye management between optometrists and general practitioners in primary health care in the Netherlands.
To investigate the agreement in dry eye care management between general practitioners (GPs) and optometrists in the Netherlands. ⋯ As the optometrist and the GP are the gatekeepers for secondary healthcare, the fundamental differences in the methods of investigation and interpretation of dry eye-related symptoms, the possible cause of developing dry eye disease, and the therapy given by GPs and optometrists in the Netherlands, may have a significant impact on consistency of patient care.