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Entry-level competency standards for optometry 2022

open access: yesClinical and experimental optometry
The Entry-level Competency Standards for Optometry in Australia identify the required knowledge, skills and attributes for an optometrist to practise safely and competently.
Ben R Hamlyn   +2 more
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Optopreneurship for a competitive and sustainable optometry practice in South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Vision and Eye Health
Background: Optopreneurship entails the entrepreneurial activities within the optometry industry. The term is new and derived from optometry and entrepreneurship.
Pheagane M.W. Nkoana
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Higher Order Aberrations and Intraocular Scatter on Optical Quality Based on an Optical Eye Model

open access: yesOptics, 2023
The impact of intraocular scatter and higher order aberrations (HOAs) on ocular optical quality was investigated. An optical eye model was constructed using the measured ocular aberrations, corneal surfaces, axial length, and scatter fraction, and the ...
Feng Rao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advancing optometry education through global frameworks and international collaborations

open access: yesClinical and experimental optometry
Global curriculum initiatives aim to enhance the education of optometrists across the world. This is done by establishing competencies and frameworks necessary for consistency in education and training.
Khyber Alam   +8 more
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The Inevitable Challenge of Ethical Dilemmas in Optometry, Part 1: When Confidentiality is Tested

open access: yesCanadian journal of optometry, 2022
Healthcare professionals often face ethical dilemmas, which arise when two ethical principles conflict. Despite the potential for psychological consequences, no study has examined ethical dilemmas in the field of optometry. Objective. This article is the
Caroline Faucher   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The role of extended reality in optometry education: a narrative review

open access: yesClinical and experimental optometry
The evolution of digitally based pedagogies, such as extended reality (XR) – a group of simulated learning environments that include virtual simulation, virtual reality, and augmented reality – has prompted optometry educators to seek evidence to guide ...
Amanda K. Edgar   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Which is the leading optometry nation?

open access: yesClinical and experimental optometry, 2022
Optometrists naturally take pride in the achievements and international reputation of their profession. Many factors govern such considerations, including the strength, and professional and political influence, of national optometric professional ...
N. Efron
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Implementation of the optometry Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health curriculum framework

open access: yesClinical and experimental optometry
Clinical relevance There is now an Optometry Council of Australia and New Zealand (OCANZ) accreditation requirement for Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand optometry programs to ensure students can provide culturally safe care for First Nations Peoples ...
Kate D Pecar   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vision screening in children:a retrospective study of social and demographic factors with regard to visual outcomes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Amblyopia and its risk factors have been demonstrated to be more common among children from low socioeconomic backgrounds. We sought to investigate this association in a region with orthoptic-delivered screening and whole population coverage,
C Gilmour   +18 more
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Smart Devices in Optometry: Current and Future Perspectives to Clinical Optometry

open access: yesClinical Optometry
There is a huge unmet need for eye care with more than a hundred million people living without basic eye care services and facilities. There is an exigency to deploy adequate resources in terms of manpower and equipment to address this.
Dharani Ramamurthy   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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