Table A1. Stakeholder demographics Occupation/Background (%) Organisation (%) Optometrist 64% Private practice 52% Info/support provider 5% DHB 16% Consumer support group (e.g. BLENNZ, Vision hearing therapist 5% Blind Foundation, Retina NZ, Albinism 10% Trust, VICTA) Low vision therapist/practitioner 4% Tertiary institution 9% Person with/parent of low vision 4% Trust/Charity 3% Nurse 4% Rehabilitation service 2% Ophthalmologist 3% Private residential care 1% Researcher 3% Other 8% Occupational therapist 2% Policy advisor 2% 4% Table A2. District Health Board location of stakeholders District Health Board (%) Not answered 60% Nationwide 2% Auckland (includes all 3 DHBs) 9% Bay of Plenty 5% Canterbury 5% Capital & Coast 2% Hutt Valley 1% MidCentral 2% Nelson Marlborough 1% Northland 1% South Canterbury 1% Taranaki 2% Waikato 5% Wairarapa 1% West Coast 2% Whanganui 1% Note: DHBs not represented: Hawkes Bay, Lakes, Southern, Tairawhiti.
Table A1. Stakeholder demographics Occupation/Background (%) Organisation (%) Optometrist 64% Private practice 52% Info/support provider 5% DHB 16% Vision hearing therapist 5% Consumer support group (e.g. BLENNZ, Blind Foundation, Retina NZ, Albinism Trust, VICTA) 10% Low vision therapist/practitioner 4% Tertiary institution 9% Person with/parent of low vision 4% Trust/Charity 3% Nurse 4% Rehabilitation service 2% Ophthalmologist 3% Private residential care 1% Researcher 3% Other 8% Occupational therapist 2% Policy advisor 2% 4% Table A2. District Health Board location of stakeholders District Health Board (%) Not answered 60% Nationwide 2% Auckland (includes all 3 DHBs) 9% Bay of Plenty 5% Canterbury 5% Capital & Coast 2% Hutt Valley 1% MidCentral 2% Nelson Marlborough 1% Northland 1% South Canterbury 1% Taranaki 2% Waikato 5% Wairarapa 1% West Coast 2% Whanganui 1% Note: DHBs not represented: Hawkes Bay, Lakes, Southern, Tairawhiti.
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