1Bristol Institute for Transfusion Sciences (BITS), National Blood Service, Bristol, United Kingdom; 2Department of Biochemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; 3Department of Chemistry, University of Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark; 4School of Optometry and Vision Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom; 5New York Blood Center, New York City; and 6University of Californi...

This study describes the design and application of a range online clinical vignettes for measuring impact Continuing Education Training (CET) identifying unwarranted variation in optometric decision-making concerning referrals to secondary care. Twenty computerised were developed assess referral management decisions taken primary care optometry. The system was specifically designed present (ten...

The aim of this research is to determine the degree of quality, stated in terms of interactivity and usability, of websites from Spanish franchises in the field of Optics and Optometry. For this purpose, all the existing bibliography was checked and the concept of interactivity and usability in websites was also defined. Besides, a series of indicators (Nielsen) were chosen which enabled us to ...

In 2000, the UK's College of Optometrists commissioned a report to critically evaluate the theory and practice of behavioural optometry. The report which followed Jennings (2000; Behavioural optometry--a critical review. Optom. Pract. 1: 67) concluded that there was a lack of controlled clinical trials to support behavioural management strategies. The purpose of this report was to evaluate the ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the refractive errors measured by the VISX WaveScan, OPD-Scan III and the subjective refraction. The optometry accuracy of computer operated aberrometer used before refractive surgery has been debatable. Hence, a clear study on the role of such automated equipment in optometry is the need of the hour as compared to subjective refraction. PATIENTS AND METHODS Seventy-six p...

Corresponding author at: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Salerno, Via Salvador Allende, 84081 Baronissi (SA), Italy. E-mail address: [email protected] (M. De Bernardo). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2017.10.001 1888-4296/ © 2017 Spanish General Council of Optometry. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://c...

Purpose This paper discusses a collaboration between sociologists and optometrists that involved, first, an investigation of communication interaction in eye examinations and, second, transformation the findings into assessable impact. The purpose this is to demonstrate how from start project close cooperation academics practitioners has paved way for generation academic contributions impact on...

BACKGROUND Clinical reasoning is central to any health profession but its development among learners is difficult to assess. Over the last few decades, the script concordance test (SCT) has been developed to solve this dilemma and has been used in many health professions; however, no study has been published on the use of the script concordance test in optometry. The purpose of this study was t...