Response rates
| Type of provider | Number of postal questionnaires sent | Postal response | Telephone response | Overall responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HED = hospitals with eye departments; SSD = social services/social work departments; VO = local societies/voluntary organisations for people with visual impairment; OP = opticians/optometry practices; ST = specialist teachers, UC = universities/colleges with optometry/optical dispensing courses. | ||||
| HED | 277 | 223 (81%) | 54 (19%) | 277 (100%) |
| SSD | 177 | 146 (82%) | 31 (18%) | 177 (100%) |
| VO | 190 | 148 (78%) | 42 (22%) | 190 (100%) |
| OP | 1683 | 960 (57%) | 130 (8%) | 1090 (65%) |
| ST | 205 | 196 (96%) | 9 (4%) | 205 (100%) |
| UC | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) | 6 (100%) |
| Not specified | 1 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| Total | 2539 | 1679 (66%) | 266 (11%) | 1945 (77%) |