How Optometrists Can Use Their IP Qualification to Manage Patients

IP optometrists play a vital role in managing eye health within the community by assessing patients, diagnosing conditions, and prescribing medications. This article examines four real-life cases where IP-qualified optometrists successfully treated a range of ocular conditions, highlighting the expanding role of optometrists in alleviating the burden on GPs and hospital eye departments. 

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