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Assessing the reliability of tele-refraction for real time consultation with a remote optometrist.

open access: yesPLoS ONE
IntroductionUncorrected refractive errors pose a significant challenge globally, particularly in remote regions of low-middle income countries where access to optometric care is often limited.
Neha Kapur   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Inter-optometrist variability of IOP measurement for modern tonometers and their agreement with Goldmann Applanation Tonometry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Background: This study investigates: agreement in intraocular pressure measurements between three tonometers and Goldmann applanation tonometry (GAT); inter-optometrist agreement for each tonometer; intra-optometrist agreement for GAT; association ...
Campbell, P.   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Turning the tide of corneal blindness

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Corneal diseases represent the second leading cause of blindness in most developing world countries. Worldwide, major investments in public health infrastructure and primary eye care services have built a strong foundation for preventing future corneal ...
Matthew S Oliva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results of a Glaucoma Shared Care Model Using the Enhanced Glaucoma Staging System and Disc Damage Likelihood Scale with a Novel Scoring Scheme in New Zealand

open access: yesClinical Ophthalmology, 2021
Alexander J Buller The Eye Surgery Hastings, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New ZealandCorrespondence: Alexander J BullerThe Eye Surgery Hastings, 309 Karamu Road South, Hastings, Hawkes Bay 4122, New ZealandTel +6466505798Fax +6466503593Email drbuller ...
Buller AJ
doaj  

Vision-related research priorities and how to finance them

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
A number of organizations have employed a consultative process with the vision community to engage relevant parties in identifying needs and opportunities for vision research. The National Eye Institute in the US and the European Commission are currently
Catherine A McCarty
doaj   +1 more source

Cataract surgery and the optometrist [PDF]

open access: yesEye, 2000
To determine the outcome of discharge on the first day following cataract surgery and the feedback from patients' optometrists.Casenotes of patients who had cataract surgery between 1 April 1997 and 30 June 1998 were analysed. Patients without complications were discharged on day 1 and advised to see their optometrist at 1 month.
D J, Muthucumarana, T J, Rimmer
openaire   +2 more sources

Glaucoma in developing countries

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Objective: To describe the background and strategy required for the prevention of blindness from glaucoma in developing countries. Materials and Methods: Extrapolation of existing data and experience in eye care delivery and teaching models in an ...
Ravi Thomas
doaj   +1 more source

Virtual keratoconus monitoring clinic in a tertiary university hospital in the United Kingdom

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2023
Purpose: To describe a new pathway for virtual keratoconus (KC) monitoring in the corneal department of a tertiary referral center in the UK during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Mercedes Molero-Senosiain   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

What the comprehensive economics of blindness and visual impairment can help us understand

open access: yesIndian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012
Since the year 2000, the amount written about the economics of blindness and visual impairment has increased substantially. In some cases, the studies listed under this heading are calculations of the costs related to vision impairment and blindness at a
Kevin D Frick
doaj   +1 more source

Beyond Nature's Blueprint: Macrocyclic Peptides Containing Unnatural Amino Acids in Therapeutic Development

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Strategic incorporation of unnatural amino acids transforms macrocyclic peptides into drug‐like molecules capable of engaging challenging targets. These building blocks enhance stability, permeability, and bioavailability, accelerating the development of next‐generation peptide therapeutics.
Krishna K. Sharma   +5 more
wiley   +2 more sources

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