2The Biodesign Center of Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics, School of Life Sciences, Center for Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University, 1001 S. McAllister Ave, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001 USA.
3Structural Biology Research Unit, Department of Integrative Biomedical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.
Department of Food Science, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR 72704, United States of America; College of Life Science, Qingdao University, Qingdao, PR China.
Department of Food Science, Center for Food Safety, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, Fayetteville, AR 72704, United States of America. Electronic address: keg005@uark.edu.
To investigate the knowledge, training and clinical practice of Spanish optometrists about preventing and controlling myopia progression....
A web-based questionnaire was distributed to Spanish optometrists through social networks, optometric professional bodies and one of the major Spanish optometrists' associations to assess practitioner...
A total of 534 optometrists with a mean age of 40.8 ± 10.3 years completed the survey. Most respondents have been practicing optometry for more than 20 years (89.8%), report having actively treated ch...
Spanish optometrists are very active in the management of myopia, especially by fitting orthokeratology lenses or dual-focus soft contact lenses for myopia control, but there is still potential for im...
The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing and managing ocular disease has gained popularity as research highlights the utilization of AI to improve personalized medicine and health...
Members of the American Academy of Optometry were sent an electronic invitation to complete a 17-item survey. Survey items assessed perceived advantages and concerns regarding AI using a 5-point Liker...
A total of 400 optometrists completed the survey. The mean number of years since optometry school completion was 25 ± 15.1. Most respondents reported familiarity with AI (66.8%). Though half of optome...
In this study, optometrists are optimistic about the use of AI in eye care, and willingness to incorporate AI in clinical practice also increased after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic....
An increasing number of optometrists are performing Nd:YAG laser capsulotomy procedures; however, there is limited published information on the outcomes of these procedures....
This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of capsulotomy procedures performed by optometrists....
Subjects diagnosed with posterior capsule opacification causing reduced vision and subjective visual complaints were recruited for this study. A baseline examination was performed to ensure that the s...
Subjects' Snellen visual acuity improved from an average of 20/40 to 20/23 ( P < .001) with no complications of increased intraocular pressure, inflammation, visually significant lens pitting, macular...
Based on the outcomes of this study, YAG laser capsulotomies are effective treatments to improve patient vision that can be safely and effectively performed by optometrists....
To investigate the current prescribing patterns for correcting hyperopia among optometrists in clinical practice in Saudi Arabia and compare those to current international guidelines. And explore the ...
This cross-sectional study employed 30 items online survey that encompass demographic data, current practice and cycloplegia use, numerical response to indicate the minimum level of hyperopia at which...
A total of 104 optometrists responded to the survey (52 females and 52 males). They recruited from 35 cities across Saudi Arabia. Out of total, 44% of them considered cycloplegic refraction essential ...
There are some matches between the international guidelines and the practice patterns that followed by optometrists in Saudi Arabia, however, the optometrists did not report that they are following th...
In light of the increased roles of optometrists working in primary care in the UK, this research study aimed to gain an insight into perceptions of dry eye disease (DED), knowledge and confidence in d...
Links to an online survey were distributed to optometrists across the UK via optometry websites newsletters, conferences, and local optical committee data bases, between October 2021 and July 2022. Th...
The survey was completed by 131 optometrists, with a broad range of experience, who reported examining 33.3 ± 31.0 dry eye patients per month. Forty-eight percent of respondents were involved in the p...
Although dry eye disease was perceived to be an important condition, opinions varied widely regarding knowledge and confidence in diagnosis and management. Involvement in an extended service did not a...
In the UK, ophthalmology has the highest number of outpatient appointments within the National Health Service. False-positive referrals from primary care are one of the main factors contributing to th...
Of the 31 studies included in the review, 22 were retrospective analyses of referrals and appointments at the HES. Eight were prospective studies, and one used online clinical vignettes. Seven assesse...
There was significant variation in referral accuracy across different ocular conditions, partly due to differences when defining accurate referrals. Optometrists working in primary care are generally ...
The "prescription" of humans' social learning bifocals is fine-tuned by cultural norms and, as a result, the readiness with which the instrumental or conventional lenses are used to view behavior diff...
This retrospective analysis of electronic medical record (EMR) data investigated the prescribing patterns of soft myopia control contact lens (MCCL) treatments since their introduction in Ireland in 2...
Anonymised EMR data were sourced from 33 optometry practices in Ireland from 2017 to 2021 to determine the number of practices prescribing MCCLs to myopic children 5-18 years old. In MCCL-prescribing ...
Overall, just 10 practices were found to prescribe MCCLs of any type. The Coopervision MiSight contact lens was used in 85% of all MCCL fittings with most other fits being off-label multifocals. The u...
Clinician engagement in myopia management has increased in Ireland since the formal introduction of MCCLs, but more than two-thirds of practices included are yet to offer this form of myopia managemen...
To determine the rate of Medicare opt-out among optometrists and ophthalmologists and to contrast the differences in the characteristics and geographic distribution of these populations....
A retrospective cross-sectional study....
Using a publicly available Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data set, we collated data for ophthalmologists and optometrists who opted out in each year between 2005 and 2023. We calculat...
Both annual and cumulative rate of ophthalmologist and optometrist opt-out from Medicare....
The estimated prevalence of Medicare opt-outs was 0.52% (77/14,807) for ophthalmologists and 0.38% (154/40,526) for optometrists. Ophthalmologists opting out were predominantly male (67.5%), had a lon...
Few ophthalmologists and optometrists opt-out of Medicare but this trend has significantly increased since 2012. Of those who disenrolled from Medicare, 83% of ophthalmologists were in urbanized areas...
The purpose of this study was to describe and evaluate the outcomes of an optometrist-led virtual glaucoma clinic (VGC)....
New patients referred to the glaucoma service who were consultant triaged as 'low risk' were assessed virtually by specialist-trained optometrists in the VGC and either discharged or monitored for a p...
A total of 1710 new patients were seen in the clinic between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2016. Of these, 1033 (60.4%) patients required no outpatient input in 3 years of follow-up. Additionally, 32...
This optometrist-led VGC combined two aspects of novel service delivery to reduce the burden of glaucoma monitoring in outpatient departments and consolidate consultant contact to patients requiring m...
