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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
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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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A comparison of the clinical populations of the Oregon Optometric Center and the Pacific University Optometric Clinics [PDF]

, 1971
This is a study comparing the populations of two optometric clinics. The purpose of this study is to present a statistical comparison of the Oregon Optometric Center and the Pacific University Optometric Clinic.
Magliocco, M V, Robins, R W, Diederich, P J   +2 more
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Trends in optometric education concerning developmental vision and visual training [PDF]

, 1980
A questionnaire was sent to 209 optometrists teaching at each of the thirteen U.S. optometry schools. It contained questions pertaining to optometric educators attitudes toward their educational background in developmentel vision and visual training ...
Faure, William E, Glick, Steven L
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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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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
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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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Optimizing glaucoma care in Ghana: a mixed-methods study of optometrists' practices, challenges, and capacity needs

AJO International
Purpose: To assess the practice patterns, challenges, and improvement strategies in glaucoma care among optometrists in Ghana. Design: A cross-sectional study using a mixed-methods approach. Methods: Quantitative data on demographics, clinical practices,
Irene Nkansa-Kyeremateng, Albert Kwadjo Amoah Andoh, Eldrick Adu Acquah, Isaiah Osei Duah Junior, Beatrice Okrah, Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo   +5 more
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Congenital cataract: Optometric considerations [PDF]

, 1988
Congenital cataract: Optometric ...
Lyman, Douglas Ward
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Subject demographic and optometric details.

, 2015
Subject demographic and optometric details.
Ruthie Ruben (702780), Liat Gantz (702778), Shlomo Schrader (702779), Ari Z. Zivotofsky (702781)   +3 more
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