On bmj.com, a leading eye doctor says that opticians are making too many referrals to doctors.Michael Clarke, Consultant Ophthalmologist at Newcastle Eye Centre, says that apart from trauma and orthopaedics, ophthalmology receives more NHS outpatient referrals than any other speciality.He says that opticians are constrained by legislation to refer patients to a medical practitioner if abnormalities are found at an NHS sight test.
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