Open AccessRole of optometry school in single day large scale school vision testing
Author(s) -
N Anuradha,
Krishna Kumar Ramani
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
oman journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 0974-7842
pISSN - 0974-620X
DOI - 10.4103/0974-620x.149861
Subject(s) - optometry , medicine , test (biology) , scale (ratio) , low vision , near vision , medical education , ophthalmology , visual acuity , cartography , biology , paleontology , geography
School vision testing aims at identification and management of refractive errors. Large-scale school vision testing using conventional methods is time-consuming and demands a lot of chair time from the eye care professionals. A new strategy involving a school of optometry in single day large scale school vision testing is discussed.