From the analysis:
Despite its flawed manpower models, the Lewin Survey report itself provided much needed data on the extent of the optometry surplus and its effect on younger optometrists. That Survey was the first to document there is a surplus of optometrists and to evaluate its impact on younger practitioners as shown by the high percentages of younger optometrists attempting to practice full-time by piecing together two or more part-time practice sites.
Read the full paper:
Lewin Study Finds Large Optometry Surpluses – an Editorial Analysis by Dr. Kenneth J. Myers (PDF)
