%0 Journal Article
%T Scope of practice of oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgeons: a public perception survey.
%A Mukit FA
%A Kim EY
%A Hilliard G
%A Pilkinton S
%A Walker ME
%A Wilson MW
%A Fowler BT
%J Orbit
%V 0
%N 0
%D 2024 May 30
%M 38815176
暂无%R 10.1080/01676830.2024.2348015
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The purpose of this study is to determine the public's perception of the scope of practice for oculofacial plastic and reconstructive surgeons (OFPRS).<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A 49-question survey was distributed by QualtricsⓇ to a panel similar to the US demographic composition. Responses collected underwent bivariate statistical analysis.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>A total of 530 responses were obtained, with most respondents being white, female, over the age of 35, from the Midwest, and with at least a college education or above. Most respondents did not think ophthalmologists or optometrists were surgeons, and only 158 people (29.8%) knew the primary specialty of OFPRS was ophthalmology. Board certification was preferred by 98.87% of respondents, and 95.28% preferred ASOPRS-trained OFPRS.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Our study highlights the gap in knowledge about OFPRS as a field, the qualifications and training required, and the scope of practice. Notably, even for OFPRS-specific procedures, PRS remained the leading subspecialist chosen for interventions such as orbital decompression (58.5% vs. 71.5%), orbital reconstruction (57.9% vs. 74.2%), enucleation/evisceration (48.1% vs. 53.4%), optic nerve-related surgery (39.8% vs. 43.4%), orbital cancer resection (42.8% vs. 46.8%), and tear duct surgery (41.9% vs. 52.5%). Additionally, most respondents did not feel that facial fillers, laser skin resurfacing, eyelid cancer removal, or cataract surgery were within the OFPRS scope of practice.