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Bedside teaching in optometry: A millennial view on an ancient teaching and learning method
African Vision and Eye Health, 2023 Background: Bedside teaching is a key component of a positive learning environment where non-technical skills and professional attributes can be taught.
Elzana Kempen +2 more
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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.
Amanda K. Edgar +4 more
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Decentralised clinical training in optometry: Student perspectives
African Vision and Eye Health, 2022 Background: Decentralised clinical training (DCT) allows for training outside of central academic sites to within district-based ones with the expectation of enhanced exposure translating into improved competency of students. Aim: To determine student perspectives and experiences with the DCT model in clinical training for optometry. Setting: Data were
Rekha Hansraj +8 more
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African Vision and Eye Health, 2009 Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to investigate the effect of different size pinholes on visual acuity (VA) at near (0.4 m) while various factors were altered. The alterations made involved accommodation and illumination.
N. Abdul +5 more
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BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Diagnostic reasoning is an essential skill for optometry practice and a vital part of the curriculum for optometry trainees but there is limited understanding of how diagnostic reasoning is performed in optometry or how this skill is best ...
Amanda K. Edgar +3 more
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Smartphone ophthalmoscopy: patient and student practitioner perceptions [PDF]
, 2019 It can take several years to become proficient at direct ophthalmoscopy; the instrument’s single eyepiece allows only one individual to view the image at a time, which is considered disadvantageous during teaching.
Huntjens, B., Nagra, M.
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African Vision and Eye Health, 2023 Background: Public eye care services in South Africa are relatively underdeveloped. This is, in part, due to optometry services historically being private sector-focussed, as well as a lack of ophthalmologists in the country.
Noxolo L. Zulu, Diane van Staden
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Optometry outreach for diverse middle school students [PDF]
Fifteenth Conference on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics: ETOP 2019, 2019 A need exists to diversify the optometry field in the United States. Males reflect 50.4 percent of the profession and approximately 97% of optometrist professionals are White and Asian1. This paper will describe Imhotep Academy’s program model, implementation efforts, and preliminary findings of the “Imhotep Academy: Optics of the Eye” session designed
Pamela O. Gilchrist, Alonzo B. Alexander
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Myopia and defocus: the current understanding [PDF]
, 2011 The current theories relating to the development and progression of myopia are related to exposure of the eye to hyperopic defocus. This paper discusses these theories and the large body of recent research investigating the evidence behind them.
Day, Mhairi, Duffy, Lorraine
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