A protocol for a scoping review to map the assessment approaches in optometry education programmes globally [PDF]
Systematic Reviews, 2022 Background The training of optometrists aims to prepare practitioners with critical thinking skills who utilise their education and experience to solve clinical problems in real-life practice.
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Perspectives of Eye Health Professionals on Integrating Health Promotion into Optometry Education in South Africa [PDF]
Advances in Medical Education and PracticeHlabje Carel Masemola,1 Olivia Baloyi,1,2 Zamadonda Nokuthula Xulu-Kasaba3 1Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa; 2Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences ...
Masemola HC, Baloyi O, Xulu-Kasaba ZN
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Exploring the Impact of Small Group Teaching and Case-Based Learning on Optometry Students’ Binocular Vision Clinical Knowledge [PDF]
British and Irish Orthoptic JournalIntroduction: Small group teaching is widely used in healthcare education. Few studies have specifically focused on small group teaching in optometry. This study investigated the effects of small group clinical teaching combined with case-based learning (
Sirawit Ketchan +2 more
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Curricula overlap between optometry and other health science training programmes at the university of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Most health professions education programmes cover common content themes, yet train in silos. Identifying opportunities for combined training among health science disciplines at the university level improves interprofessional engagement and ...
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Impact of LED exposure on contrast sensitivity and protective efficacy of blue-blocking lenses [PDF]
International Journal of OphthalmologyAIM: To measure the contrast sensitivity (CS) using computer-based Chart2020 software pre- and post-white light exposure with and without blue-blocking lenses (BBLs).
Dolvin Monterio +7 more
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Accessibility and challenges to ophthalmic instruments acquisition among optometry students in Ghana [PDF]
BMC Research NotesObjective This study aimed to investigate the factors that influence the acquisition of personal ophthalmic instruments (POIs) among optometry students in Ghana. Participant characteristics and patterns of ophthalmic instrument acquisition were collected
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Building the Optometry Workforce in Somalia: A Strategic Approach to Preventing Avoidable Blindness and Expanding Access to Vision Care [PDF]
Clinical OptometryAbdullahi Abdirahman Omar,1 Abdulsalam Ahmed Mohamed1,2 1Department of Ophthalmology, Dr. Sumait Hospital, SIMAD University, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2Department of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, SIMAD University, Mogadishu ...
Omar AA, Mohamed AA
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Educating Optometry Undergraduates Through Telemedicine: The Optometry Educator’s Perspectives
International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 2023 Introduction: Although telemedicine has been long available, the pandemic precipitates immediate demand to expand ophthalmic care delivery.For the technology to be used in local practices, a few factors need to be considered in terms of awareness, knowledge, attitude and individual skills regarding telemedicine from the optometry educator's perspective.
Muhammad Syamil Ismail, Shaz Ain Razak
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Impact of COVID-19 on Indian optometrists: A student, educator, and practitioner's perspective
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, 2021 Purpose: The optometry profession has experienced massive changes amid lockdown in COVID 19 pandemic. This study gauges the impact of COVID-19 on optometry education and practices in India. Methods: The impact of COVID-19 among key stakeholders of Indian
Shivalika Sehgal +6 more
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Current Status of Ophthalmic Optometry Laboratory Personnel in Korea, Japan, and the United States
Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science, 2022 The education and training system, the ISCO (International Standard Classification of Occupations), and the legal systems of Japan and the United States consider all ophthalmic optometry laboratory personnel as ophthalmologists.
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