Clinician and Patient Perspectives of Geographic Atrophy Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Spain: A Preliminary Exploratory Study.

The study sample comprised 30 ophthalmologists, 35 optometrists, and 37 patients.

Considerable variability among the optometrists surveyed was identified regarding visual rehabilitation programmes involving low vision aids.

Furthermore, while most ophthalmologists and optometrists reported having provided various types of disease-related information, a significantly lower proportion of patients reported having received information on several aspects such as the disease itself ( p < 0.001), disease progression ( p < 0.001), impact on quality of life ( p < 0.001), or low vision aids ( p < 0.001).