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Kolb’s learning styles of optometry students at the University of the Free State, South Africa

African Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: The use of learning styles to guide an educational method is becoming increasingly important, with it contributing to the effectiveness of a learning environment.
Elzana Kempen, Sonet B. Kruger
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Department of Optometry: Annual Report: 1982 [PDF]

, 1982
This Annual Report is the first to be prepared by the Department of Optometry. The 1982 year was a significant one for the department and marks a stage in its development which calls for such a report.
Queensland Institute of Technology, Department of Optometry   +1 more
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Factors influencing the decision of GHANAIAN optometry students to practice in rural areas after graduation

BMC Medical Education, 2018
Background Human resources for eye health are inequitably distributed in most developing countries including Ghana. In spite of this, most eye care workers are concentrated in urban areas to the disadvantage of rural dwellers who need the services of ...
Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, Samuel Kyei, Vandyke Bright Okyere, Sampson Listowell Abu   +3 more
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Supervisor experiences of extended clinical placements in optometry: a mixed methods study

BMC Medical Education, 2022
Background In Australia, optometry students have traditionally undertaken their clinical training in short-block rotations at University-led teaching clinics in metropolitan locations.
Jacqueline M Kirkman, Sharon A Bentley, Ryan J Wood-Bradley, Craig A Woods, James A Armitage   +4 more
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Optometry Newsletter: No 3. 1997 [PDF]

, 1997
Commencing in 1998, Universities are permitted to charge tuition fees for domestic undergraduate students. The number of students entering under those arrangements is limited to 25% above the normal quota.
Queensland University of Technology, School of Optometry   +1 more
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The perspective of optometry students of the Phelophepa train regarding its role in developing experiential skills

African Vision and Eye Health, 2009
Purpose: The optometry degree programme in South Africa currently includes a combination of both theoretical and clinical modules.  The optometric skills required by graduates are often achieved by students’ involvement in clinical training at both in ...
R. Hansraj
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Optometry students’ views on preparing for private practice via standardised patient simulation

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Standardised patient (SP) simulation can significantly enrich the learning environment in health professions education. Simulation in optometry has yet to be widely adopted, especially in Africa, prompting this study to investigate whether ...
Elzana Kempen, Mathys J. Labuschagne, Mpho P. Jama   +2 more
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Perceptions, expectations, apprehensions and realities of graduating South African optometry students (PEAR study, 2006)

African Vision and Eye Health, 2007
The objective of this study was to establish the perceptions, expectations, apprehensions and realities of South Africa optometry students completing their undergraduate studies in 2006.
A. O. Oduntan, A. Louw, V. R. Moodley, M. Richter, P. von Poser   +4 more
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Perceptions of Undergraduate Students of Allied Health Sciences Program Toward Online Assessments

Amrita Journal of Medicine, 2023
Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic changed the pattern of learning from regular face-to-face classes to entirely digital and virtual learning. Assessments also had to be, and were, conducted online.
Poornima Baby, Sumithra C. N Unni, Natasha Radhakrishnan, Suja Gopalakrishnan, Anu Sasidharan, Suchithra Sivadas   +5 more
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Disease Course After Anti‐CD20 Discontinuation in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis—A Multicenter Long‐Term Longitudinal Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To describe long‐term outcomes after anti‐CD20 discontinuation in selected patients with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) who remained without subsequent disease‐modifying therapy (DMT). Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from four centers in Austria and Switzerland.
Ferdinand Otto, Dariia Kliushnikova, Richard Friedrich Radlberger, Sinan Yasaroglu, Tobias Moser, Andrea Harrer, Kitty Kratzer, Wolfgang Hitzl, Christiane Gradl, Martin Schmidauer, Patrick Roth, Harald Hegen, Peter Wipfler   +12 more
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