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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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Impact of adherence to American Optometric Association guidelines on computer vision syndrome and dry eye

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Prolonged digital device use among university students has been linked to computer vision syndrome (CVS) and dry eye disease (DED). Aim: This study aimed to assess adherence to the American Optometric Association (AOA) guidelines and its ...
Saeed Aljohani, Saif H. Alrasheed, Khalid Alrashidi, Abdulrahman Alharbi, Samar Alghamdi, Mohammad Aljhni   +5 more
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The Rate of Low Vision Aids Usage after Prescription at the Saba and Khazaneh Clinics in Low Vision Clients

Journal of Rehabilitation, 2008
Objective: This research was aimed to determine the rate of low vision aids uses by low vision clients in their daily living. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study that was done at the Saba and Khazaneh clinics, 50 people from low vision ...
Nasser Sadegh-Pour, Gholam Hossein Sazmand, Akbar Biglarian   +2 more
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2023 Global Survey of Optometry: Defining Variations of Practice, Regulation and Human Resources Between Countries

Clinical Optometry
Yazan Gammoh,1 Priya Morjaria,2 Sandra S Block,3 Jessica Massie,4 Peter Hendicott5 1Department of Optometry Science, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, Amman, Jordan; 2International Centre for Eye Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London,
Gammoh Y, Morjaria P, Block SS, Massie J, Hendicott P   +4 more
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Job competency system for health technologists licensed in Optometry and Optics

Edumecentro
Background: the quality of a health service is based on the level of competence and performance of its workers in fulfilling their job and social functions.
Grester Anais Pineda Duran, Mailyn Castro Pérez, Yenny Pérez Recio, Josefina Chang Velázquez, Elisa Tamayo Lamothe, Jacqueline Machín Pérez   +5 more
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Community-based interventions to detect visual impairment in community-dwelling older adults aged ≥ 75 years: a systematic review

BMC Public Health
Background Globally, 2.2 billion individuals live with visual impairment (VI). However, many cases remain undetected, particularly among older adults. Therefore, novel interventions for detection are needed.
Andrea Nedergaard Jensen, Birte Bay Højsted, Victoria Eichel, Mie Klarskov Jensen, Torben Lykke Sørensen, Maria Kristiansen   +5 more
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Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Keratoconus Among Optometrists in Kenya

Clinical Optometry
Zahra Aly Rashid,1 Vanessa Raquel Moodley,1 Khathutshelo Percy Mashige,1 Kingsley Emwinyore Agho2– 4 1Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; 2African Vision Research Institute, University of
Rashid ZA, Moodley VR, Mashige KP, Agho KE   +3 more
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Efficacy of the DEM test as a predictor of reading difficulty. [PDF]

J Optom
Sanchez-Parra MC, Martin-Gonzalez S, Sanchez I.   +2 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Prevalence of Ocular Morbidity and Associated Factors Among Hearing Impaired Children at Embangweni School of the Deaf in Mzimba District, Malawi

Clinical Optometry
Tambuzai Liyo,1 Grace Obumneke Ogbonna,1 Thokozani Mzumara,1,2 Ngozika Esther Ezinne3 1Department of Optometry, Mzuzu University, Mzuzu, Malawi; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Mzimba North District Hospital, Mzimba, Malawi; 3Optometry Unit, Department of ...
Liyo T, Ogbonna GO, Mzumara T, Ezinne NE
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How Do Optometrists Approach Directed Questioning on Smoking Status in a Centrally Co-Ordinated, Publicly-Funded National Primary Care Eye Health Service? [PDF]

Clin Optom (Auckl)
John R, George MR, Williams GS, Morgan T.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source