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. 2002 Mar;86(3):333–338. doi: 10.1136/bjo.86.3.333

Table 1.

The number of practising dispensing opticians, optometrists, general practitioners, and ophthalmologists per 100 000 inhabitants in Finland and the United Kingdom

Profession Finland UK
Dispensing optician*† 25.7 6.7
Optometrist† NA‡ 14.5
General practitioner¶§ 69.5 57.3
Ophthalmologist¶** 8.8 1.4

*The National Union of Ophthalmic Opticians; †The College of Optometrists (www.college-optometrists.org); ‡ophthalmic opticians and optometrists not currently licensed; §StatBase (www.statistics.gov.uk); ¶Finnish Medical Association; **Dernouchamps J-P. UEMS Compendium of Medical Specialists 2000, Kensington Publications.