PUBLIC AVOID VISITS TO OPTICIANS FOR FEAR OF COSTS



It is estimated that More than 3 Million people have not visited their Optician for more than three years because they believe routine checks are too costly, according to a recent survey carried out on behalf of Healthcare provider HAS.

One in five of those questioned said that they had put off making appointments due to the perceived high cost of any possible treatment or the need for new spectacles.

Of those, Interviewed 49 percent said they had not spent any money on themselves or their families eye care needs in the last 12 Months.


     Listing # 19/dec/2001



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