Optometric education in the post-COVID-19 era: A time of forced change! [PDF]
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 There is a massive disruption of the global economy and education due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This has posed significant challenges and threats to the academic community, especially in health care where the learning and ...
Krishna Kumar Ramani +1 more
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Development of an entropy-weighted evaluation system for optometric education quality in vocational colleges of Yunnan Province [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Optometric education in vocational colleges aims to cultivate technical professionals with expertise in vision assessment and ophthalmic practices.
Zexu Liu +5 more
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Pedagogical strategies for specialised coursework postgraduate programmes in optometry: a mixed methods study for South Africa [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Higher Education Institutions (HEI) in South Africa (SA) have no coursework postgraduate programmes to upskill the existing expertise of optometrists in any specialised optometric field.
Nashua Naicker, Alvin Munsamy
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Exploring the Impact of Small Group Teaching and Case-Based Learning on Optometry Students’ Binocular Vision Clinical Knowledge [PDF]
British and Irish Orthoptic JournalIntroduction: Small group teaching is widely used in healthcare education. Few studies have specifically focused on small group teaching in optometry. This study investigated the effects of small group clinical teaching combined with case-based learning (
Sirawit Ketchan +2 more
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When Large Language Models (LLMs) walk into a Bachelor’s in optometry examination: Comparing the performances of LLMs and bachelor of optometry students [PDF]
Indian Journal of OphthalmologyPurpose: To evaluate the performance of Large Language Models (LLMs) on optometry examination questions and compare their accuracy and readability with Bachelor of Optometry students.
Atul Arora +7 more
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Prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula and their risk factors: Tehran Geriatric Eye Study [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To explore the prevalence of pterygium and pinguecula and their risk factors. METHODS: This population-based cross-sectional study was conducted on geriatric population aged 60 and over in Tehran, Iran from Jan 2019 to Jan 2020.
Alireza Hashemi +4 more
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The Development and Implementation of a Simulated Patient Resource for Teaching and Assessment in Optometry Low Vision Rehabilitation [PDF]
Clinical OptometryMarek Karas, Natalie Lucas, Barbara Ryan School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKCorrespondence: Marek Karas, School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, Tel +44 (0)29 2087 6316, Email karasm ...
Karas M, Lucas N, Ryan B
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From the Ocular Surface to Neurophysiology: An Integrative Review of Digital Eye Strain [PDF]
Clinical OptometryPrithwis Manna Department of Optometry, Narayana Nethralaya, Bangalore, KA, IndiaCorrespondence: Prithwis Manna, Narayana Nethralaya, Rajaji Nagar, Bangalore, KA, 560010, India, Email prithwis-manna@hotmail.comAbstract: Digital eye strain is a cross ...
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Bridging competence and practice: The role of Entrustable Professional Activities ( EPAs ) in optometric education [PDF]
Ophthalmic and Physiological OpticsSanele Buthelezi
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Current Status of Ophthalmic Optometry Laboratory Personnel in Korea, Japan, and the United States
Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science, 2022 The education and training system, the ISCO (International Standard Classification of Occupations), and the legal systems of Japan and the United States consider all ophthalmic optometry laboratory personnel as ophthalmologists.
Okhwan Jeon +5 more
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