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British and Irish Orthoptic JournalObjective: Vision screening programs in children aged 4–5 years aim to address visual issues before they start school, supporting children’s educational, developmental, emotional, and social well-being.
Cirta Tooth, Julius Rogowski
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Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 Global estimates indicate that more than 2.3 billion people in the world suffer from poor vision due to refractive error; of which 670 million people are considered visually impaired because they do not have access to corrective treatment.
Kovin S Naidoo, Jyoti Jaggernath
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Revision of subjects of the Korean Optometrist Licensing Examination suggested by optometrists
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2012 Since the introduction of the optometrist licensing system to the medical technician law in 1987, the first Korean Optometrist Licensing Examination was carried out on October 22, 1989. After that, there have been a variety of environmental changes. An optometry major was newly created in a number of colleges.
Won Jin Lee +5 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Disturbed flow promotes the formation of TRIM21‐rich biomolecular droplets, which concentrate TRIM21 and PTPN14 and facilitate their SPRY‐FERM interaction (illustrated by the TRIM21 D355‐PTPN14 R132 salt bridge). This condensate‐driven proximity enables TRIM21 to catalyze K48‐linked polyubiquitination of PTPN14 at lysine 956, leading to proteasome ...
Xue He +10 more
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Millennium development goals and eye health
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2012 In September 2000, world leaders made a commitment to build a more equitable, prosperous and safer world by 2015 and launched the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
Hannah B Faal
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.An electronics‐free smart scleral lens passively monitors dry eye disease‐related tear biomarkers through colorimetric sensing of chloride, pH, and ocular surface temperature. Smartphone‐assisted image analysis enables quantitative interpretation, providing a simple, non‐invasive strategy for ocular health monitoring without integrated electronics ...
Ziheng Wang +15 more
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Effectiveness of in-office blood pressure measurement by eye care practitioners in early detection and management of hypertension [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015 AIM: To investigate the number of hypertensive patients, the optometrist is able to identify by routinely taking blood pressure (BP) measurements for patients in “at-risk” groups, and to sample patients’ opinions regarding in-office BP measurement.
Saud A. AlAnazi +4 more
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Optometrist prescribing of therapeutic agents: findings of the AESOP survey
Throughout the USA and in some parts of Australia and Canada, licensed optometrists may prescribe therapeutic agents for certain eye conditions. However., this role is not currently available to European optometrists.
Mason A, Mason J
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African Vision and Eye Health, 2011 Developmental dyslexia (DD) is a language-based neurological disorder which impairs readingability but does not result from low intelligence,lack of motivation, sensory impairment, or inadequate instruction. Although the neurological basisof dyslexia has
S. O. Wajuihian
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Legal gems: Optometrist prescribing
, 2016 Optometrists with general registration may use particular scheduled medicines for diagnostic purposes. Optometrists endorsed for scheduled medicines with the Optometry Board of Australia (OBA) may prescribe from a specified list of S2, S3 and S4 ...
Dickfos, Steven T +2 more
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