Table 1. Unique Beneficiaries (Patients) Receiving Care From an Ophthalmologist or Optometrist by State and Procedure.
| Procedure | No. (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | Kentucky | Louisiana | Arkansas | Missouri | Total | |
| LPI | ||||||
| Ophthalmologist | 474 (66.8) | 1111 (85.7) | 991 (97.5) | 1233 (100) | 2167 (100) | 5976 (93.1) |
| Optometrist | 236 (33.2) | 185 (14.3) | 25 (2.5) | 0 | 0 | 446 (6.9) |
| SLT | ||||||
| Ophthalmologist | 3760 (74.3) | 2988 (71.8) | 5860 (91.3) | 3754 (100) | 5864 (100) | 22 226 (88.0) |
| Optometrist | 1300 (25.7) | 1175 (28.2) | 558 (8.7) | 0 | 0 | 3033 (12.0) |
| YAG | ||||||
| Ophthalmologist | 27 364 (62.9) | 30 655 (80.7) | 31 196 (90.6) | 34 301 (99.9) | 58 048 (100) | 181 564 (87.1) |
| Optometrist | 16 158 (37.1) | 7335 (19.3) | 3246 (9.4) | 49 (0.1) | 0 | 26 788 (12.9) |
| New patient visit | ||||||
| Ophthalmologist | 123 163 (45.1) | 135 942 (47.3) | 132 783 (61.2) | 113 518 (51.1) | 173 469 (53.3) | 678 875 (51.3) |
| Optometrist | 149 656 (54.9) | 151 151 (52.7) | 84 172 (38.8) | 108 674 (48.9) | 151 746 (46.7) | 645 399 (48.7) |
Abbreviations: LPI, laser peripheral iridotomy; SLT, selective laser trabeculoplasty.