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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2020.11.9.287

A Study on the Causes of the Lack of Opticians in the Ophthalmology Clinic  

Kim, Wan-Kee (Dept. of Medical Information, Ansan University)
Lee, Eun-Hee (Dept. of Visual Optics, Far East University)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.11, no.9, 2020 , pp. 287-296 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze, medical institutions wanted to investigate what caused the shortage of opticians' manpower and suggest solutions. This study was conducted on 31 opticians (11 male and 20 female) working at medical institutions through a self-reporting method survey. Through the survey, basic information of the subjects and the information and satisfaction level of the medical institution on duty were investigated and analyzed. There were many people who had a license for optometrist but did not do optometrist work, and the married people were less satisfied with their work and the proportion of people who did not do optometrist work was higher. The cause of these problems was salary. Opticians who needed higher salaries for marriage and other reasons were able to increase their salaries by adding other tasks in their own areas. This unsatisfactory salary at medical institutions has led to a shortage of optometrists at ophthalmic clinics.
Keywords
Opticians' manpower; Ophthalmic medical manpower; Shortage of opticians; Shortage of opticians in ophthalmic clinic; Optician's salary; Ophthalmic work;
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