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Curricula overlap between optometry and other health science training programmes at the university of Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Medical Education
Background 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, Fezekile SF Gcabashe, Naairah Lakhi, Moeketsi Maphela, Nkazimulo Mhlongo, Faatima Moolla, Urvashni Nirghin, Diane van Staden   +7 more
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Confident but undertrained: South African optometrists’ reflections on communication training

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Effective communication is central to optometric care; however, structured training in delivering complex or emotionally sensitive information remains limited within undergraduate optometry programmes, particularly in comparison with other ...
Elene Kruger, Mathys J. Labuschagne, Elzana Kempen   +2 more
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Focusing on the Place Model for Optometrists

Education Sciences, 2019
Background: The Place Model was developed in order to conceptualize the various roles and career pathways of the teaching profession. It can be used to evaluate long-term professional career trajectories and to encourage the student-teacher to visualize ...
Julie F McClelland, Karen Breslin
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Comparison of treatment pathways for isolated mesh associated pain syndrome (I‐MAPS) secondary to pelvic mesh devices for stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this retrospective observational cohort study was to compare the outcome of surgical, combined and non‐surgical pathways of isolated mesh associated pain syndrome (I‐MAPS) following insertion of a single continence tape. Methods Women with a single continence tape who experienced I‐MAPS accessing the service between 2018 ...
Hawra Badri, Emily Whyley, Bharati Vyawahare, Zainab Al‐Jawahiri, Karen Ward, Richard Edmondson, Fiona Reid   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optometry in Nepalese Context: The Profession Beyond Providing Refraction Services

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2019
Optometry is an independent profession which is specialised for providing comprehensive eye care including refraction and dispensing services, diagnosis and management of eye diseases and visual rehabilitation. In clinical settings of Nepal, optometrists
Dinesh Kaphle, Himal Kandel, Prakash Paudel   +2 more
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Do Product Market Reforms Work? Assessing Regulatory Changes Impacting Competition

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We create a new dataset that characterizes studies of product market reforms implemented from 1932 to 2011. We examine the size and origins of differences in estimated impacts based on an OECD classification scheme for potentially competitive restrictions of regulation. The median impact from switching to a pro‐competitive environment is a 19%
Sean F. Ennis, Selvin Thanacoody
wiley   +1 more source

School Factory Education in Optometry Towards Employability

Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 2023
In recent years, social problems such as "difficult employment" and "shortage of skilled workers" have troubled the development of vocational education. The Chinese Ministry of Education focuses on the areas where technical skills are in short supply, this study will find out the possible employability of the school factory education in optometry.
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Aniridia‐associated keratopathy: Clinical and molecular mechanisms of disease progression and emerging therapeutic targets

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract Congenital aniridia is a rare genetic disorder primarily caused by pathogenic variants of the PAX6 gene. It leads to various panocular anomalies, including aniridia‐associated keratopathy (AAK). This review highlights recent insights into its pathogenesis, focusing on clinical staging, microstructural changes in the cornea and molecular ...
N. Szentmáry, S. Suiwal, M. Amini, F. N. Fries, A. Náray, L. Latta, Z. Li, S. Li, S. Liu, S. L. Hsu, S. Kundu, G. Tóth, S. Trusen, J. Zimmermann, B. Seitz, B. Käsmann‐Kellner, Z. Hoxha, A. Langenbucher, O. Stachs, M. Cortón‐Perez, K. Tory, A. Csorba, Z. Z. Nagy, M. C. Acosta, J. Gallar, M. Csidey, E. Maka, T. Stachon   +27 more
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Non‐physician delivered intravitreal injection service: A systematic review of safety, implementation, training and patient experience

Acta Ophthalmologica, EarlyView.
Abstract The global demand for intravitreal anti‐vascular endothelial growth factor (anti‐VEGF) therapy continues to rise, straining ophthalmic capacity worldwide. Task shifting from physicians to trained non‐physician healthcare professionals has emerged as a potential strategy to expand service delivery.
Trang Truong Laursen, Haris Bralic, Jakob Grauslund, Yousif Subhi, Lonny Stokholm   +4 more
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Near visual function measured with a novel tablet application in patients with astigmatism

Clinical and Experimental Optometry, EarlyView., 2020
Clinical relevance While the clinical focus of performance metrics is traditionally based on visual acuity, research from the field of visual impairment has demonstrated that metrics such as reading speed and critical print size correlate much more strongly with subjective patient reported outcomes and assessed ability in real‐world tasks.
Ananya Datta, Kathryn Richdale, Erin S Tomiyama, Chuan Hu, Anna‐Kaye M Logan, Kelsea Skidmore, Moriah A Chandler, Eric R Ritchey, James S Wolffsohn   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source