Section 1: Society and public health 
This section describes your professions..... 

 Last edited: 2016-02-09 by Vanessa Moodley
1. General information about your country: Please select        
  a. Compulsory schooling From age of: to age of:      
  b. Access to free health care        
  c. What % of people (approximately) wear contact lenses and/or spectacles? % spectacles only % contact lenses only % both spectacles and contact lenses    
 
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2. Eyecare provision in your country:          
  a. Is an eye examination available for the following groups? Please select  Levels of competence
Level 1 Management and dispensing of devices that correct defects of the visual system
Level 2 Level 1, plus investigation, examination, measurement, diagnosis and correction/management of defects of the visual system
Level 3 Levels 1 and 2, plus investigation, examination and evaluation of the eye and adnexa and associated systemic factors, to detect, diagnose and manage disease
Level 4 Levels 1, 2, and 3, plus use of pharmaceutical agents and other procedures to manage ocular conditions/disease
Level(s) of competence required: 		   
       Children younger than 16 years:      
       Young people 17-20 years:      
       Adults 21-50 years:      
       Adults over 50 years:      
       Adults with low vision:      
  Driving and vision:          
  b. How often does a driving licence have to be renewed in your country?      
      Does the licence holder have to have their sight re-examined at each renewal?      
  c. (To be answered by countries in the European Union only) Does your government intend to change the number of renewals as part of its implementation of the European Union's Directive on driving licences?      
      If your answer to question 2 (c) is 'yes' please give details:
  d. What is the nature of the eye examination performed on licence holders? Please give full details.
  e. Who is entitled to perform such eye examinations?
 
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3. Paying for eyecare          
  a. Does the social system pay for eye examintations for the following groups? Please select Comments      
       Children younger than 16 years:    
       Young people 17-20 years:      
       Adults 21-50 years:      
       Adults over 50 years:      
       Adults with low vision:      
  For groups who have to pay, is there any evidence that the cost of the eye examination (not the cost of the spectacles) prevents some people from having an eye examination?      
             
  b. Does the social system pay for contact lenses/spectacles or other visual aids for the folowing groups? Comments      
       Children younger than 16 years:    
       Young people 17-20 years:      
       Adults 21-50 years:      
       Adults over 50 years:      
       Adults with low vision:      
  For groups who have to pay, are contact lenses, spectacles and other visual aids affordable?      
 
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4. Links to other organisations          
  a. Is your country a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)?        
  b. Do you have a national Vision 2020 committee in your country?        
  c. If yes, is optometry a part of this?        
  d. Does your country receive financial aid for eye/vision care from any national and/or international organisation(s)?        
       -Which organisation(s)?        
       -What is it used for?        
 
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5. Other eyecare professionals Please give approximate figures if you do not have the actual figures.    
  a. How many ophthalmologists are there in your country?        
  b. How many ophthalmologists work in secondary care ie a hospital setting?        
  c. How many ophthalmologists work in primary care ie in the community?        
  d. How many orthoptists are there in your country?        
  e. Are there other eyecare professions in your country? If so, what are they, and how many are they?        
 
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6. Ophthalmologists in your country          
  a. How many of the total eye examinations are carried out by ophthalmologist in primary care?      
  b. How would you describe the relationship generally between optometrists and ophthalmologists in your country?      
 

c. And compared to the situation five years ago?

    
  -If worse, please explain:
 
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