Table 2.

(a) GP prescribing and (b) A&E events in the study and general population

a)	GP eyecare patients	GP eyecare prescriptions	Maximum prescriptions per patient year	Mean prescriptions per patient per year
Total count	185 716	820 693	28	3.65
Prescription type
Anti-allergy and anti-inflammatory drugs	41 347	114 766	17	2.55
Antimicrobial drugs	62 462	80 921	14	1.19
Ocular lubricants	81 339	623 250	26	5.60
Physical treatments	422	1609	14	3.78
Other	146	147	1	1.01
Equivalent prescriber level
Entry level	166 371	766 083	26	3.78
Independent prescriber	22 480	54 610	17	2.30
b)	A&E eyecare patients	A&E eyecare events
Total count	5088	5122
Diagnosis
Allergy	17	17
Foreign body	1207	1241
Ophthalmic	940	946
Other — non-serious	2339	2377
Other — serious	635	641
Treatment
Bandage or support	16	16
Dressing	75	75
Drug administration	564	566
Guidance or advice only	1312	1341
Incision and drainage	7	7
No treatment required	5	5
Not stated	2655	2685
Observation	14	14
Removal of foreign body	370	376
Wound closure	136	137

Total patient count is lower than aggregated totals for diagnoses and treatments because total patient count = unique patients and some patients had multiple events within or across sub-groups. A&E = accident and emergency.