GA GU HI IA ID IL IN KS KY
0.0 10.0 12.1 17.5 25.9 8.7 10.6 19.4 12.7 4.2 13.1
UT VA
12.8 8.1 0.0 12.1 10.0 12.0 14.2 43.6 14.5
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Table 3. Average Distance in Miles from Isolated Optometry Offices to Nearest Ophthalmology Office
4.4
53.0 22.6 8.6 3.8 32.7 28.8 8.4 45.3 17.6 15.9 11.9 13.9 14.4 0.0
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AVERAGE DISTANCE (MILES)
STATE
5.3 8.0
18.3 15.2
6.4 4.7 4.6
SC SD TN TX UT VA
8.4 37.4 12.9 9.7 12.8 8.1 0.0 12.1 10.0
Peter Kastl, MD, PhD, is affiliated with the Department of Ophthalmology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA.
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