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Student Perceptions of the Ophthalmology Curriculum in Medical School

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2018
Purpose There is no national standard for ophthalmology curricula in U.S. and Canadian medical schools. We aim to evaluate medical students' perceptions of the current ophthalmology curriculum without mandatory rotation at New York University School of ...
Lucy Cobbs, Edmund Tsui, Ilyse D. Haberman, Eleanore Kim, Laurence Sperber, Mengfei Wu, Joel S. Schuman   +6 more
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Utility of Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera for Teaching Fundoscopy to Medical Interns: A Prospective Comparative Study

Current Medical Issues
Background: Fundus examination is an important skill that helps in the diagnosis of many sight-threatening and life-threatening diseases. This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of nonmydriatic fundus photography as a tool for teaching fundus ...
Divya Karuppannasamy, Padmanaban Sundaram, Karthikeyan Shanmugam, Pananghat Achutha Kumar   +3 more
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On the Direct Measurement of Ophthalmoscopic Objects [PDF]

BMJ, 1881
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The Red Reflex Test and Leukocoria in Childhood

Acta Médica Portuguesa
The red reflex test, performed using a direct ophthalmoscope, serves as a critical diagnostic tool in identifying various ocular conditions. These conditions encompass retinal anomalies (such as retinoblastoma, Coats disease, retinopathy of prematurity,
Joana Santos Oliveira, Sara Catarino, Augusto Magalhães, Gustavo Rocha, Renato Santos Silva   +4 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the Arclight: A compact solar-powered low-cost direct ophthalmoscope

Saudi Journal of Ophthalmology
Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy and utility of the Arclight device, a frugal direct ophthalmoscope, in evaluating the cup-to-disc ratio (CDR) by a nonophthalmologist examiner in comparison to an expert ophthalmologist using a range of standard diagnostic ...
Carlson, Taylor M., Morphew, Tricia, Nikdel, Mojgan, Shahraki, Kourosh, Blaikie, Andrew, Suh, Donny W.   +5 more
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Use of Bruckner Test for the Detection of Significant Refractive Errors in Children

Journal of Rawalpindi Medical College, 2015
Background : To evaluate the potential use of the Buckner test to detect significant refractive errors in infants and children. Methods: In this prospective study Bruckner test was performed, in children upto 15 years of age, with direct ophthalmoscope ...
Mubashar Jalis
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Determination of Refractive Error Using Direct Ophthalmoscopy in Children

Clinical Ophthalmology
Sruthi Vijendran,1,* Yogish S Kamath,1,* Yash Alok,2 Neetha IR Kuzhuppilly1 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kasturba Medical College Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India; 2Department of Community Medicine ...
Vijendran S, Kamath YS, Alok Y, Kuzhuppilly NIR   +3 more
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Transpupillary thermotherapy in subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane secondary to age-related macular degeneration

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2004
Purpose: To report our initial experience in the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membrane, secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT).
Verma Lalit, Tewari Hem, Nainiwal Sanjeev, Ravindranathan Jayaram   +3 more
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A new technique for teaching the fundal reflex test and fundoscopy: 'screen casting' with the Arclight direct ophthalmoscope attached to the camera of a mobile phone. [PDF]

Eye (Lond)
Staniszewski B, Atukunda I, Kousha O, Kitema GF, Blaikie A.   +4 more
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Structured simulation-based training with frugal ophthalmic instruments rapidly equips non-ophthalmologists to identify malarial retinopathy in simulation eyes: an audit of a training course. [PDF]

BMC Med Educ
Wilson KJ, Kousha O, Nkume H, Liomba AM, Beare NAV, Blaikie A.   +5 more
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