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The KwaZulu-Natal Child Eye Care Programme: Delivering refractive error services to primary school learners

African Vision and Eye Health, 2011
Globally, over 300 million people are estimated to be visually impaired. Uncorrected refractive error is the primary cause of almost half of all visual impairment, resulting in the global economy losing $269 billion in productivity annually.
Y. I. Mahraj, K. S. Naidoo, R. Dabideen, P. Ramson   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Poly(ethylene Glycol)‐Based Peptidomimetics (Pegtides) of Antimicrobial Peptides

ChemBioChem, Volume 26, Issue 21, November 8, 2025.
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is commonly used to improve the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of therapeutic candidates by conjugation. Here PEG is exploited for peptidomimetic conversion of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), as candidate antibacterial agents, by replacing their polyamide backbone. The pegtides obtained thereby can be readily synthesized
Conor Shine, John R. F. B. Connolly, Robert D. Murphy, Hazel Lafferty, Abdalmalek Alfnikh, Ned P. Buijs, Hawraa Shahrour, Nathaniel I. Martin, Eoghan O'Neill, George Amarandei, Jimmy Muldoon, Marc Maresca, Deirdre Fitzgerald‐Hughes, Marc Devocelle   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of Satellite Practices on Academic Ophthalmology Departments

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology, 2017
Background A recent small study described how “satellite” clinics (off-site and strategically situated) associated with six academic ophthalmology departments provided expansion opportunities, and also created unique challenges.
Irene C. Kuo, Scott M. Wright
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The QuickSee autorefractor reliably measures the accommodative response in children compared with the Shin‐Nippon autorefractor

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Volume 45, Issue 7, Page 1581-1590, November 2025.
Abstract Introduction This study evaluated the QuickSee autorefractor for measurement of the accommodative response in a cohort of children without significant ametropia, and compared the findings to those determined using the gold‐standard Shin‐Nippon device. Methods Children aged 5–7 years were recruited.
Jane M. Fulton, Rebecca E. Leighton, Tuyishime Didier Fidele Uwacu, Bruce Moore, Julie‐Anne Little   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Accuracy and precision of a sphero‐cylindrical over‐refraction app for smartphones

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Volume 45, Issue 7, Page 1662-1675, November 2025.
Abstract Purpose To evaluate the accuracy and precision of a web‐based smartphone app designed to measure sphero‐cylindrical over‐refraction. Methods A total of 307 healthy young subjects (22.5 ± 3.4 years) underwent clinical subjective refraction. In addition to each subject's refractive correction, spherical and cylindrical errors from −1.50 to 0.00 ...
Rosa Maria Salmeron‐Campillo, Gines Martinez‐Ros, Jose Angel Diaz‐Guirado, Carmen Travel‐Alarcon, Mateusz Jaskulski, Norberto Lopez‐Gil   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions, expectations, apprehensions and realities of graduating South African optometry students (PEAR study, 2006)

African Vision and Eye Health, 2007
The objective of this study was to establish the perceptions, expectations, apprehensions and realities of South Africa optometry students completing their undergraduate studies in 2006.
A. O. Oduntan, A. Louw, V. R. Moodley, M. Richter, P. von Poser   +4 more
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Effectivity of neuro‐visual processing rehabilitation using prisms for a patient with chronic traumatic brain injury

PM&R, Volume 18, Issue 2, Page 223-225, February 2026.
Veselý Viktor, Sayyed Ayra, Padula William, Kolář Pavel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Current practices of diagnostic techniques requir- ing the use of ophthalmic drugs among KwaZulu- Natal optometrists*

African Vision and Eye Health, 2009
In an endeavour to improve the quality of optometric eye care services in South Africa, the scope of practice was expanded to include the use of ocular diagnostic procedures such as goniosco- py that require the use of ophthalmic drugs.
K. P. Mashige, K. S. Naidoo
doaj   +3 more sources

Confident but undertrained: South African optometrists’ reflections on communication training

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Effective communication is central to optometric care; however, structured training in delivering complex or emotionally sensitive information remains limited within undergraduate optometry programmes, particularly in comparison with other ...
Elene Kruger, Mathys J. Labuschagne, Elzana Kempen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing clinical reasoning along the cognitive continuum: a mixed methods evaluation of a novel Clinical Diagnosis Assessment

BMC Medical Education
Background Clinical reasoning is a professional capability required for clinical practice. In preclinical training, clinical reasoning is often taught implicitly, and feedback is focused on discrete outcomes of decision-making.
Lucinda E. Ainge, Amanda K. Edgar, Jacqueline M. Kirkman, James A. Armitage   +3 more
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