To the Editor: The article by Statham and colleagues raises important issues about the accuracy of diagnosis by primary eye care providers, with all professionals in the study recording a diagnostic accuracy rate of less than 50%.1 From the general practice perspective, the authors raise a number of important contributors — lack of equipment, ophthalmological expertise and time.
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- Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
Correspondence: c.jackson@uq.edu.au
- 1. Statham MO, Sharma A, Pane AR. Misdiagnosis of acute eye diseases by primary health care providers: incidence and complications. Med J Aust 2008; 189: 402-404. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
- 2. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. Products and services; check program. http://www.racgp.org.au/check (accessed Dec 2008).
- 3. UQ Health Insitu [website]. http://www.healthinsitu.com.au (accessed Dec 2008).
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