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PubMed1988

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: implications for optometry and the public health.

Recognized in 1981, acquired immune deficiency syndrome or AIDS has become a worldwide epidemic. HIV virus is believed to be the causative agent and acts primarily upon T-helper lymphocytes and nerve tissue, damaging the body's immune system. Ocular and systemic opportunistic infections result. Transmission is primarily by intimate contact with infected blood or semen. The virus has been found in eye tissues and raises questions about safety during eye care delivery, as well as optometry's role as a primary eye care profession.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗

PubMed1988

Training programs in geriatric optometry.

Current training programs in geriatric optometry are not uniform among the educational institutions. This paper discusses the importance of such programs, and offers strong recommendations for their future.

Aged↗

PubMed1988

The geriatric evaluation unit: optometry's role.

The geriatric evaluation unit (GEU), or geriatric assessment unit (GAU), is an increasingly popular component of the health care system. Interdisciplinary assessment and management by GEU teams is an effective way to lower the cost of long-term care for frail elderly hospital patients. Optometry can play a very important role on the GEU team because of the importance of vision assessment and care for the elderly.

Aged↗

PubMed1987

The chromatic aberration adjustment in laser optometry.

The issues involved in designing chromatic aberration corrections in laser optometry are reviewed. There is considerable disagreement regarding both the magnitude of human eye chromatic aberration and the value that should be assumed for the reference wavelength. Also important are the observer's accommodative state, target luminance wavelength, laser wavelength, intersubject dioptric variations, and several other factors. The appropriate solution for most experiments appears to be to report no chromatic aberration adjustment at all; rather, the investigator should provide basic technical information from which interested readers can make their own corrections, depending on the assumptions of importance to them.

Accommodation, Ocular↗

PubMed1987

The Skeffington-Alexander National Optometry Education Learning Center.

This article presents a review of the Skeffington-Alexander National Optometry Education Learning Center (s.a. NOEL Center) program. It presents the general philosophy behind the center's activities and further describes its clinical, educational and research activities.

Academic Medical Centers↗

PubMed1979

The United States Food and Drug Administration and the practice of optometry.

In the past decade the United States Food and Drug Administration has become increasingly involved with the regulation of materials used in the practice of optometry. It is the purpose of this paper to help the practitioner understand the FDA involvement, historically and legally, organization, how one can have input into the process, the procedures for testing and approving new drugs and devices, their regulation and the advantages and disadvantages of such control.

History, 20th Century↗

PubMed1987

Professionalism and ethical practice in optometry.

Today there are groups of people who would deprofessionalize optometry by creating conditions which can infringe upon professional decision making and replace it with marketplace decisions based upon cost-effectiveness and products. Traditional definitions of professionalism include words and phrases such as: ethical standards, human concern, patients, public, society, colleagues, compassion, and devotion to service. These are not words traditionally associated with the business marketplace. This paper addresses the conduct which is expected from one who wishes to be judged a professional.

Ethics, Medical↗

PubMed1985

Optometry in Britain.

The author spent seven months in Britain on sabbatical leave from the Illinois College of Optometry. One purpose of the time away was to learn about the optometric profession and education in the United Kingdom. The result is a view of the profession based on visits to optometric institutions and private practices and discussion with medical and optometric colleagues.

Curriculum↗

PubMed1985

General binocular dysfunctions in an urban optometry clinic.

The prevalence of general binocular dysfunction with asthenopia was determined for non-presbyopes at an urban optometry clinic serving municipal workers and their dependents. Of the sample of 119 patients, 42.9% had jobs with heavy desk work demands (primarily secretarial and clerical) and 39.5% were students. The prevalence of symptomatic general binocular dysfunction was 21.0%. Accommodative dysfunctions were the most commonly encountered condition at 16.8%. Symptomatic near esophoria was found in 5.9% of patients and convergence insufficiency in 4.2%. Both vergence dysfunctions overlapped with accommodative dysfunctions.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1979

Quality assurance and optometry.

About 120 years ago the first attempt to determine the quality of treatment was made. Today, in the face of increased consumer awareness, third party payments for optometric care, and the advent of National Health Insurance legislations optometry must prepare itself for quality assurance programs. Specific methods are described along with the steps necessary to accomplish the needs of the profession.

Humans↗

PubMed1979

The age of specialization and its future influence on optometry.

As overview of the future role of specialization in optometry is presented, and topics such as the necessity and desirability of optometric specialties, certification of specialists, referrals to specialists, training of specialists, and the impact of public opinion, governmental programs, expanded use of the optometric auxiliaries, and advances in technology on optometric specialization are examined.

Allied Health Personnel↗

PubMed1978

Carel C. Koch Memorial Lecture--1977. Optometry-Ophthalmology--the future.

In looking to the future of optometry and ophthalmology, the author identifies four interacting components--the public, optometrists, ophthalmologists, and eye-health-care manpower, including opticians--which he evaluates. The interactions are discussed, and specific recommendations are made to improve relations between the two professions,

Economics, Medical↗

PubMed1980

A survey of a clear triethanolamine hand soap in contact lens-wearing optometry students.

A survey was performed to determine the effectiveness of a clear triethanolamine soap in contact lens wearing optometry students. The soap appeared to leave little or no residue on fingers and as a result on lenses. The survey indicated that unscented clear triethanolamine soap is an excellent adjunct to the hand cleaning procedure of contact lens patients.

Contact Lenses↗

PubMed1994

New England College of Optometry's impact on Boston neighborhoods.

BACKGROUND: In the 1960s, the city of Boston developed and implemented an innovative plan creating an urban primary health care system. This bold undertaking was predicated on the maximal utilization of a growing network of multidisciplinary neighborhood health centers. Almost concurrently, the New England College of Optometry (NEWENCO) began a total restructuring of its clinical curriculum. The objectives of this NEWENCO initiative were compatible with those of the city's health care restructuring plan. METHODS: The background, planning, structure, implementation and benefits of this collaborative effort are addressed. RESULTS: The two formed a unique partnership that elevated the quality of care for the residents of Boston's neighborhoods and dramatically improved the training experience for NEWENCO students. CONCLUSIONS: The NEWENCO-City of Boston partnership has improved the quality of health care in the urban neighborhoods and enhanced the clinical training of optometric externs.

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PubMed1994

Research and scholarship at the New England College of Optometry.

BACKGROUND: The development of the research and scholarly environment of the New England College of Optometry is recounted. We note three distinct phases in this development during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Unique interests of the faculty are discussed as well as affiliations with other institutions. An emphasis is placed on the current building of a strong research and scholarship program.

Fellowships and Scholarships↗

PubMed1994

U.S. Army Reserve optometry mobilization in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Reserve participation contributed significantly to the successful optometric support of the U.S. Army in Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. This survey profiles the experiences of reserve optometry officers during these operations. Many doctors suffered personal and financial hardship, the latter being particularly common for those in private practice settings. Readiness may be impaired as many responses indicated that a considerable number plan to separate from the reserve in order to avoid future activation.

Humans↗

PubMed1994

Informed consent as an ethical issue in modern optometry.

BACKGROUND: Modern optometric practice contains many more mildly invasive procedures than it has traditionally. Concurrently, patients expect a more active role in decisions concerning their own health care, as, increasingly, these decisions may have harmful, as well as, salubrious, consequences. METHODS: Literature from the philosophy of ethics as it pertains to the issue of informed consent was examined and applied to optometric procedures and practices. RESULTS: A strong analogy exists between particular aspects of optometric practice and corresponding elements of medical practice with respect to well established ethical principles of informed consent. The legal doctrine of informed consent is not the only view applicable to optometry. CONCLUSION: Modern optometric practice may easily and advantageously be adapted to incorporate ethical principles of informed consent. These principles, which should be distinguished from legal principles which bear upon the same issues, may enhance the quality of health-care decisions by optometrists without creating serious obstacles to the individual optometrist's practice mode.

Ethics, Medical↗

PubMed1993

Optometric education and optometry in Africa.

BACKGROUND: For the vast majority of people in Africa, eye care services are not available. Optometrists have long been practicing in parts of Africa, but optometric teaching institutes have only recently appeared in several African nations. METHODS: Utilizing interviews, site visits, and a literature review this article presents a survey of the current status of optometric education, the profession of optometry, and eye care needs in Africa. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: Four countries in Africa have optometric teaching institutes: South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Ghana. Most of these programs are struggling in difficult economic and/or political environments. The difficulties facing these programs are likely to remain, but the recent dramatic developments in communication and cooperation between these four countries will be a positive force towards seriously addressing the need for more optometric practitioners throughout the African continent.

Africa↗