TY - JOUR AU - Mason, Lauren AU - Mason, John PY - 2017 DA - 2017/12/11 TI - Patients’ attitudes regarding characteristics of physicians in ophthalmology JO - BMC Research Notes SP - 733 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - This retrospective cross-sectional study was performed to assess patient perceptions and attitudes towards physicians’ physical appearance and education in the Vitreoretinal Specialist clinic setting. 295 consecutive patients from Retina Consultants of Alabama, a Vitreoretinal Specialty practice at UAB Hospital, completed a questionnaire assessing preferences regarding physicians’ appearance and education. The main outcome measure was to determine if physical attributes and education are factors in patient preference for their Vitreoretinal Specialist. SN - 1756-0500 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-3056-0 DO - 10.1186/s13104-017-3056-0 ID - Mason2017 ER -