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Optometry - Education
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Definition of 'Optometry'The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses. Common names: Optometry; Optometries |
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27 Feb 2009 
BACKGROUND: Standardised patients (SPs) are the gold standard methodology for evaluating clinical care. This approach was used to investigate the content of optometric eyecare for a presbyopic patient who presented with recent photopsia. METHODS: A ... Read more...
Barry Collin: a visionary for a new direction in optometry.
30 Jan 2009 Dr. Barry Collin represents the best in academic optometry. An educator, scientist, and visionary, he has throughout his long and distinguished career made important contributions to our understanding of ophthalmic pathology. He has also had an ... Read more...
29 Sep 2008 With a national population now estimated at 1.1 billion people (and growing!), it is often stated that India accounts for 1/3 of all blind and visually impaired individuals in this World! If this statement is correct, this means that there are 5-6 ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Optometry - Education'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Campus practice management clubs.
29 Jun 2009 - An optometric secret. Dizziness: an optometric concern. 30 Mar 2009
- In the UK some of the big contact lens (CL) companies have launched their spring 2009 road-shows. Editorial. 30 Mar 2009
- The content of optometric eye examinations for a presbyopic patient presenting with symptoms of flashing lights. 27 Feb 2009
- Kenneth J Bowman AM: Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology. 27 Feb 2009
- Barry Collin: a visionary for a new direction in optometry. 30 Jan 2009
- Ten years of optometry education in Poland. 30 Jan 2009
- Study modules for the paraoptometric. 30 Dec 2008
- Low vision care in India: a time for action! & Issues which need to be considered (plenary lecture, the 9th International Congress on Low Vision, July 10, 2008, 8:00 AM, Montreal, Canada). 29 Sep 2008
- History of community health center affiliations with The New England College of Optometry. 29 Sep 2008
- Affiliations of community health centers with the accredited schools and colleges of optometry in the states and territories of the United States. 29 Sep 2008
- Should ophthalmologists teach surgery to optometrists? 29 Sep 2008
- "Eyes wide shut". 29 Jun 2008
- A survey of the scope of therapeutic practice by UK optometrists and their attitudes to an extended prescribing role. 29 Apr 2008
- Low vision services provided by optometrists in Victoria, Australia. 28 Feb 2008
- Who will control our destiny? 30 Jan 2008
- Intraprofessional consultation and comanagement. 30 Jan 2008
- Shot across the bow. 30 Jan 2008
- The mobility of optometrists practising in Australia in 2005: do optometry graduates move to states without schools of optometry? 30 Dec 2007
- Down under optometry takes a big leap. 29 Sep 2007
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Technical information about 'Optometry'
Definition: The professional practice of primary eye and vision care that includes the measurement of visual refractive power and the correction of visual defects with lenses or glasses.
Descriptor UI: D009907
Alternative terms: Optometry; Optometries;
Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;
Tree Number: H02.553;
Technical Notes: SPEC: SPEC qualif