Characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristic | N (%) |
| Total | 105 (100) |
| Age | |
| ≤39 years | 33 (31.4) |
| 40–49 years | 23 (21.9) |
| 50–59 years | 24 (22.9) |
| ≥60 years | 25 (23.8) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 26 (24.8) |
| Male | 79 (75.2) |
| Race | |
| Asian | 11 (10.5) |
| Black | 2 (1.9) |
| Hispanic | 3 (2.9) |
| Other | 4 (3.8) |
| White | 86 (81.9) |
| Years in clinical practice | |
| 0–10 years | 39 (37.1) |
| 11–20 years | 23 (21.9) |
| ≥21 years | 43 (41.0) |
| Practice type | |
| Private practice, ≤3 providers in group | 39 (37.1) |
| Private practice, ≥4 providers in group | 30 (28.6) |
| Health system or multispecialty clinic | 9 (8.6) |
| Academic centre | 25 (23.8) |
| Other | 2 (1.9) |
| Specialty | |
| Optometrist | 31 (29.5) |
| General ophthalmologist | 10 (9.5) |
| Glaucoma specialist | 64 (61.0) |
| Patients seen per day | |
| ≤20 patients | 25 (23.8) |
| 21–40 patients | 53 (50.5) |
| ≥41 patients | 27 (25.7) |
| Percentage of these patients seen for glaucoma | |
| 0%–25% | 38 (36.2) |
| 26%–50% | 8 (7.6) |
| 51%–75% | 23 (21.9) |
| 76%–100% | 36 (34.3) |
| Involvement of others in clinical encounter | |
| Scribes | 57 (54.3) |
| Students | 23 (21.9) |
| Residents | 23 (21.9) |
| Fellows | 15 (14.3) |