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Deprivation and the location of primary care optometry services in Scotland

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Fig. 1: Number of community optometry practices in NHS GG&C area per 10,000 population, in 2012 and 2020.
Fig. 2: Number of community optometry practices in NHS GG&C with at least one IP per 10,000 population, 2023.

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  1. NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, KA6 6DX, UK

    Anna Blake & Benjamin Forrest

  2. Tennent Institute of Ophthalmology, Gartnavel General Hospital, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK

    Jonathan Nairn, Toby Boote & David Lockington

  3. NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Ayrshire Maternity unit, Kilmarnock, KA2 0BE, UK

    Cara Owens

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Blake, A., Nairn, J., Boote, T. et al. Deprivation and the location of primary care optometry services in Scotland. Eye 38, 1777–1778 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41433-024-02973-x

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