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Optometry students’ attitudes towards research at undergraduate level

African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2018
Background. Universities worldwide are required to increase their levels of research productivity.Objective. To bring about positive changes in research perspectives if the factors contributing to the attitude of undergraduate optometry students can be identified, enhanced and rectified.Methods.
Coetzee, L, Kruger, S.B.
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Profile of Nepalese optometrists and their perspectives about a new optometry school

African Vision and Eye Health, 2019
Background: The optometry training programme started in Nepal in 1997 with an intake of six students per year. The second optometry school was established in 2018 with an intake of 40 students per year.
Dinesh Kaphle, Himal Kandel, Prakash Paudel, Kovin Naidoo   +3 more
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Student acceptance of e-learning methods in the laboratory class in Optometry.

PLoS ONE, 2018
Today's students have increased expectations for flexible learning options and evidence-based practice resources to be available to support curricular activities.
Monica L Acosta, Aran Sisley, Jacqueline Ross, Ian Brailsford, Anuj Bhargava, Robert Jacobs, Nicola Anstice   +6 more
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Optometry faculty perspectives on low vision care and rehabilitation education in sub-Saharan Africa

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Human resource challenges have been a factor in the low coverage of low vision care and rehabilitation (LVCR) services in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Carl H. Abraham, Diane van Staden, Nishanee Rampersad   +2 more
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Fostering holistic eye care for children with special educational needs: an interprofessional education program bridging optometry and education

BMC Medical Education
Purpose This study outlines the initiation of an interprofessional education (IPE) program designed for optometry and education students. The program aimed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and improve the management of eye health in children ...
Kin Wan, Kin Hei Lau, Ho Yin Wong, Wing Yan Yu, Allen Ming Yan Cheong, Eva Yin-Han Chung, Chun Wai Lum, Kuen Fung Sin, Tsz-Wing Leung   +8 more
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The Effect of Eye Exercises of Acupoints on Myopia Progression: A 3-Year Cohort Report from the Beijing Myopia Progression Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2020
Yuan Bo Liang,1,2 Balamurali Vasudevan,3 Zhong Lin,1,2 Hong Jia Zhou,1,2 Kenneth J Ciuffreda4 1Eye Hospital and School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2National Clinical ...
Liang YB, Vasudevan B, Lin Z, Zhou HJ, Ciuffreda KJ   +4 more
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Role of optometry school in single day large scale school vision testing

Oman Journal of Ophthalmology, 2015
Background: School vision testing aims at identification and management of refractive errors. Large-scale school vision testing using conventional methods is time-consuming and demands a lot of chair time from the eye care professionals.
N Anuradha, Krishnakumar Ramani
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An Optometrist-Led Eye Care Program for Older Residents of Retirement Homes and Long-Term Care Facilities

Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2011
Background and Purpose Visual impairment among older adults residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities and retirement homes is common and can have a significant adverse impact on their quality of life.
Tammy Labreche, Paul Stolee, Jordache McLeod   +2 more
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Need Analysis of Medical Students for the Introduction to General Practice Course Based on the Kano Model [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue
Background With the national emphasis on the innovative development of medical education, undergraduate teaching as the initiation stage of medical education has also attracted much attention. Objective Using the Kano model to explore the key elements of
JIAO Shuting, ZHAO Yali
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Developing clinical reasoning along the cognitive continuum: a mixed methods evaluation of a novel Clinical Diagnosis Assessment

BMC Medical Education
Background Clinical reasoning is a professional capability required for clinical practice. In preclinical training, clinical reasoning is often taught implicitly, and feedback is focused on discrete outcomes of decision-making.
Lucinda E. Ainge, Amanda K. Edgar, Jacqueline M. Kirkman, James A. Armitage   +3 more
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