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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Preliminary exploration and evaluation of video-based feedback for orthokeratology lens fitting: a pilot study [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground To evaluate the application effect of the video-based feedback teaching method in the practical teaching of orthokeratology lens fitting. Methods Twenty-three optometry interns were assigned via stratified randomization to an experimental ...
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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 (
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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 ...
Fathima B. Bux +7 more
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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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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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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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BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Virtual simulations are used throughout healthcare training programs to enable development of clinical skills, however the potential for virtual simulation to enhance cognitive and affective skills is less well understood.
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