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An Optometrist-Led Eye Care Program for Older Residents of Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Visual impairment among older adults residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities and retirement homes is common and can have a significant adverse impact on their quality of life. Despite the burden of illness, they frequently receive inadequate eye care. We describe an optom...

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Autores principales: Labreche, Tammy, Stolee, Paul, McLeod, Jordache
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Canadian Geriatrics Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3516338/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23251304