![]() ![]() Each clinician completed (median ): 15 and 12 audits of unique patient records, pre- and post-audit, respectively. ![]() At baseline, participants felt confident in their: knowledge of AMD risk factors (65%), advice to patients about these factors (55%) and management of earlier stages of AMD (55%). Participants primarily worked in corporate practice and/or rural settings and had a range of optometric experience (2-40 years). Twenty optometrists, most practising in Victoria, Australia, completed the study. Paired t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, as appropriate, were used to compare pre- and post-audit data. After receiving analytical feedback, participants identified areas for improvement and re-audited their practices after three months to analyse changes in performance (termed the post-audit evaluation). This study investigated whether performing clinical audit and receiving analytical performance feedback altered documentation of the AMD care provided by optometrists.Īustralian optometrists were recruited and completed a survey about their demographics and confidence in AMD care, and a three-month audit of their practice records using an AMD audit tool (termed the pre-audit evaluation). Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of vision loss. ![]()
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