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Freight-related greenhouse gas emissions in the supply of spectacle and contact lenses

African Vision and Eye Health, 2021
Background: Climate change is a global challenge requiring mitigation from all economic sectors. Although the consequences of climate change are well documented, there are limited studies regarding greenhouse gas emissions generated by the optometric ...
Rayishnee Pillay, Nishanee Rampersad, Rekha Hansraj   +2 more
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Motivation for postgraduate studies by nonacademic optometrists: A case study at a South African university

Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2022
Background: An increasing number of optometrists who are nonacademics are pursuing postgraduate studies, despite such qualifications traditionally being more relevant to an academic rather than a clinical setting.
Rekha Hansraj, Nishanee Rampersad
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Remarks on the use of Pearson’s and Spearman’s correlation coefficients in assessing relationships in ophthalmic data

African Vision and Eye Health, 2021
Background: A correlation coefficient is a measure of a relationship between any two quantitative and categorical variables. The coefficient describes the degree of relationship between two variables.
Ali M. Alsaqr
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Optometric education in the post-COVID-19 era: A time of forced change!

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021
There is a massive disruption of the global economy and education due to the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This has posed significant challenges and threats to the academic community, especially in health care where the learning and ...
Krishna Kumar Ramani, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen   +1 more
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COVID-19 guidelines for optometry and optical services post-lockdown

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption in everyone's lives globally. Optometrists, being primary health care professionals are at a higher risk of infection in their practices during these testing times.
Snehal Turakhia, Yeshwant Saoji, Aditya Goyal, Prema Chande, Jameel Rizwana Hussaindeen, Nagaraju Konda, Nilesh Thite, Deepak K Bagga, Jayanta Bhattacharjee, Rajeev Prasad, Sanjay Mishra, Lakshmi Shinde   +11 more
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Eye care services and benefits paid by medical schemes in South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2023
Background: Vision impairment (VI) affects people worldwide, and demographic factors like age are significantly linked to VI. Routine eye exams and other eye care treatments can detect and prevent common eye illnesses.
Michael M. Willie
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Integrating eye health into policy: Evidence for health systems strengthening in KwaZulu-Natal

African Vision and Eye Health, 2020
Background: Available evidence is that eye health care receives less attention compared to other allied health professions in public health services across South Africa, yet vision impairment is known to have significant social and economic consequences.
Lungile M. Buthelezi, Diane van Staden
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The effect of viewing distance on subjective refraction assessment [PDF]

Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, 2021
Accurate detection of subjective refraction is important to provide patients with the best visual quality. One of the factors affecting detection of subjective refraction is viewing distance.
Alina Kucika, Ilona Rumjanceva, Tatjana Patrova, Aiga Svede   +3 more
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Does a free optometry service address barriers to eye care? An analysis of routinely collected data [PDF]

Journal of Primary Health Care
IntroductionThe lack of public funding for optometry services has resulted in a high unmet need for vision aids for many of Aotearoa New Zealand’s population, particularly those living in areas of socio-economic deprivation, older persons, and Māori and ...
Rebecca Pettitt, Elisabeth Moore, Pauline Norris, Shirley Keown   +3 more
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Leading optometry research institutions and countries in Africa: Lessons for building synergy and resilient education

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Optometry training is shaped by institutional frameworks, with their professional orientation influenced by the academic pedigree of affiliated scholars.
Pious T. Amoako, Samuel Kyei, Paul Owusu, Joseph M. Sa-Ambo, Gideon Owusu, Randy Asiamah, Patrick Evans Agyiri, Samuel Ankamah, Khathutshelo P. Mashige   +8 more
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