Articles
Using Technology to Enhance Student Learning
and Clinical Teaching Outcomes
The use of simulation and innovative technology to enhance teaching and clinical training is a common trend in higher education. Training using simulation has been reported in medical and allied health disciplines, but few publications exist in optometry. In...
Do Students Still Need to be
Proficient in Gathering Data?
Recently a student assigned to my clinical site commented that retinoscopy and keratometry were useless techniques to master. I was appalled and asked the student to explain the statement. The student said that in previous clinical experiences an...
2nd World Congress of Optometry
Features Educators’ Track
The 2nd World Congress of Optometry will be held in Hyderabad, India, Sept. 11-13, 2017. Focused on the theme of “Accessible, Quality Vison and Eye Health,” this year’s biennial congress offers optometrists, vision scientists, educators, researchers, students and...
Competency-based Assessment of Refractive Error Measurement in a Mozambique Optometry School
Introduction The Mozambique Eyecare Project is a higher education partnership between the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT), the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI), the University of Ulster and Universidade Lúrio (UniLúrio), Nampula, for the development,...
The SIFD and the Three-Legged Stool
Background The Summer Institute for Faculty Development (SIFD) is a biennial workshop hosted by the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO).1 It is designed to assist faculty members’ transition into the academic culture by increasing their...
Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Signaled by Bilateral Optic Disc Edema and Unilateral Pre-retinal Hemorrhage
Background Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare, life-threatening condition. It has no age predilection and its presentation may be acute, sub-acute or chronic.1 Variability in the clinical manifestation of this disease often leads to the...
Student Performance and Perceptions Following Incorporation of Eyesi Indirect Simulators into the Optometric Curriculum
Background Virtual reality patient simulators are an appealing tool in education programs for medical professionals. Simulators provide an opportunity for increased training in risk-free environments, which may result in better patient outcomes as trainees...
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Concept Mapping as a Tool for Didactic Learning and Case Presentation in an Optometric Curriculum
Introduction Integrating theory and practice has long been a goal and necessity of medical training. Particularly in the past two decades, medicine has experienced exponential growth in the biomedical knowledge expected of students. Thus, it has become important to...
Learning Environment: Students’ Perceptions Using DREEM Inventory at an Optometry Institute in Pakistan
Introduction Educational environment refers to the whole range of components and activities within which learning happens. This includes faculty, teaching and learning methods, learning resources, monitoring and evaluation. Educational environment has been shown to...
Peripapillary Retinoschisis and Glaucoma Connection
Background Retinoschisis involving the peripapillary and macular regions is well-documented in the literature. The condition is commonly associated with optic nerve head pits, optic nerve colobomas, X-linked macular schisis and high myopia. Less often cited in...
