The Impact Of Technology On The Optometric Standard Of Care In Michigan.

The optometric standard of care in Michigan is dictated by the current state law, but also by the practitioners’ use of new technology within their practices. A survey was used to poll 300 Doctors of Optometry in Michigan to determine what instrumentation they felt was necessary in order to provide the standard of care for their patients. The primary goal of our project was to compare through surveys different modes of
practices in communities of different populations, varied ages of practitioners, and the
types of instrumentation that was used. By comparing these factors, we hoped to
understand better Michigan's "standard of care" in optometric practice. Secondarily, we
were interested in determining whether or not having increased technology to aid in
diagnosing and assessment helped to reduce the total exam time for the practitioners.