Ophthalmology fact sheet from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.). Division of Health Care Statistics.
• Description:
  The National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) produces statistics that represent the experience of the U.S. population at visits to office-based physicians. The survey provides information on office visits in terms of physician practice, patient, and visit characteristics.
  
  In 2015, an estimated 58 million visits were made to nonfederally employed, office-based ophthalmologists in the United States. A majority of the visits were made by persons aged 45 and over. The visit rates for the two oldest age groups were higher than for the two youngest age groups.
  
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey 2015 Ophthalmology Fact Sheet
  
  262221
  
  Publication date from document properties.
  
  NAMCS_2014_15_Opthalmology-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Ambulatory Care Health Care Surveys Ophthalmology Outpatients
• Source:
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey factsheet
• Series:
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (U.S.) ; National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Pages in Document:
  2 Pages
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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• Download URL:
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