Using infodemiology metrics to assess patient demand for oculoplastic surgeons in the United States: insights from Google Search Trends

CONCLUSIONS: Our results revealed vast disparities in surgical concentrations across the US and highlighted a number of areas with a relative undersupply of oculoplastic surgeons. Further investigation is necessary to examine the underlying factors impacting the supply and distribution of oculoplastic surgeons.PMID:36369941 | DOI:10.1080/01676830.2022.2142945

Source: Orbit - November 12, 2022 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Sinan Akosman Lina Qi Haig Pakhchanian William Foos Janice Maliakkal Rahul Raiker David A Belyea Craig Geist Source Type: research