Ophthalmologists | Optometrists | Rehabilitation | |
---|---|---|---|
Participants (N) | 111 | 246 | 81 |
Race/ethnicity group (%) | |||
White, non-Hispanic | 103 (94.5) | 216 (89.6) | 68 (84.0) |
African-American | 1 (0.9) | 16 (6.6) | 11 (13.6) |
Hispanic | 1 (0.9) | 4 (1.7) | 1 (1.2) |
Asian | 2 (1.8) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) |
Native American | 1 (0.9) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (1.2) |
Other | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) |
Average age (SD) | 53.0 (11.8) | 45.7 (12.0) | 47.8 (11.1) |
Gender (%) | |||
Male | 95 (88.8) | 136 (55.7) | 16 (19.8) |
Female | 12 (11.2) | 108 (44.3) | 65 (80.2) |
Practice types | |||
Private practice with at least one Ophthalmologist | 91 (82.0) | 25 (10.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Private practice with at least one Optometrist | 27 (24.3) | 150 (61.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Practice based in a university | 13 (11.7) | 21 (8.5) | 4 (4.9) |
Department of Veterans Affairs clinic or medical center | 3 (2.7) | 10 (4.1) | 11 (13.6) |
Rehabilitation hospital | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.2) |
General hospital | 4 (3.6) | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) |
Outpatient rehabilitation center | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.2) |
Independent service for the visually impaired | 0 (0.0) | 1(0.4) | 11 (13.6) |
State agency | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.8) | 44 (54.3) |
Optical retail store | 8 (7.2) | 46 (18.7) | 0 (0.0) |
Other | 4 (3.6) | 18 (7.3) | 21 (25.9) |
Other settings where services provided | |||
Public or private schools (day programs) | 0 (----) | 12 (4.9) | 21 (25.9) |
Residential schools (e.g., Alabama Institute for the Deaf & Blind) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (1.6) | 18 (22.2) |
General hospitals | 20 (18.2) | 9 (3.7) | 0 (----) |
In-patient psychiatric hospitals | 2 (1.8) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (----) |
Nursing homes | 3 (2.7) | 28 (11.4) | 8 (9.9) |
State or Federal prisons or Local jails | 0 (----) | 7 (2.9) | 3 (3.7) |
Other | 1 (0.9) | 25 (10.2) | 17 (21.0) |