Using geographic information systems to map eye care service distribution in rural and remote Western Australia
The results show broad coverage of visiting services but highlights regional discrepancies in optometry and ophthalmology workforce rates, with several regions failing to meet FTE recommendations.
Authors
- Allison Maree McKendrick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1972-1222)
- Jingyi Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6340-976X)
- Marc Tennant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2553-9884)
- Sandra Thompson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0327-7155)
- Angus Turner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5949-7451)
- Khyber Alam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7779-0467)
- Sharon A Bentley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0146-4248)
Institutions
- Lions Eye Institute (AU)
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Government of Western Australia Department of Health (AU)
- Australian College of Optometry (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-04-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12723-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.82
Funders
- Australian Government