system and facilitating the appropriate referral pathways. While many countries have adopted the district health system as a model often the provision of eyecare within this system is ill defined. A greater inadequacy is the absence of a role of optometry within such a model. The district health system is crucial to the delivery of primary health care. CHARACTERISTICS OF DISTRICT HEALTH SYSTEM A number of discrete geographical sub-divisions‚ usually called health districts‚ each with a clearly
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Mandatory Testing Needed for Elderly Drivers In July of 2003‚ an eighty-four year old man drove through a crowded farmer’s market in Santa Monica‚ California‚ killing ten people‚ including a seven-month old and a three-year old. He also injured around forty others. According to many news reports‚ the driver apparently panicked and hit the gas instead of the brake‚ speeding through the crowded street. This mistake is common among elderly drivers who no longer possess the necessary skills
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ACUTE POSTERIOR MULTIFOCAL PLACOID PIGMENT EPITHELIOPATHY (APMPPE) SUMMARY A 19 year-old Army active duty white male‚ presented to the optometry clinic with sudden onset of decreased vision and a constant area of central blurry vision in the right eye for 1½ weeks. The patient noted similar‚ less prominent symptoms in the left eye. Ocular examination revealed multiple circumscribed‚ flat‚ cream colored lesions in the posterior pole‚ originating from the macular area with presentation
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of Nutrition and Hospitality Management Description: It is an improvised flashlight that is very useful during calamaties and at the evacuation area. It is made out of recycled bottles with wires connected to it to the batteries College of Optometry Description: It is called “Solar Oven” and it is obviosly made out of foil. It can be used as a means of cooking foods and/or used to sterilized things by the used of foil that serve as the main conductor of heat coming from the sun. School
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Top Medical Courses In India 1. M.B.B.S. (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery): MBBS is usually a minimum of 4-year medical degree awarded in many countries like UK‚ India. Often the Bachelor of Surgery and M.B.B.S both degrees are awarded concurrently. The course duration In India becomes : 5.5 years. 2. B.D.S. (Bachelor of Dental Surgery): Bachelor of Dental Surgery ( B.D.S ) is a first professional degree Programme in dentistry. In India‚ training in dentistry is through a 5-year
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Selection and refinement of the research question I always wanted to research a topic related to health science and medicine. My future goal is to do something related to medicine‚ possibly optometry. This research project was a good opportunity for me to explore a topic related to optometry. I started to think about ideas related to eyes. The topic that I was highly interested in was Laser Eye Surgery. I created a lotus diagram showing potential ideas and questions for my research project. This
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for an electronic medical record to maximize efficiency and improve health care delivery. UCPGB provides Family Medicine‚ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation‚ Exercise and Physical Therapy‚ Speech Language Pathology‚ Occupational Therapy‚ Optometry‚ and Dental Medicine. Due to the medical condition of these patients‚ most if not all patients utilize every service available and are followed by a multitude of providers. Each specialty is run in a different way; for example many of the therapy
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My whole life I wanted to be a veterinarian‚ but I have recently found out I do not have the stomach for it. Then I wanted to be a physical therapist‚ but I have now settled on becoming an optometrist. I recently had a shadowing job. I really enjoyed it‚ and I can see myself doing this and enjoying it. One thing that really appealed to me was the opportunity for mission trips. I have always loved the idea of going on mission trips. I was blessed three years ago to go on a church mission trip. I was
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Many advancements in the field of genetics have occurred in the recent decades. Predicted to be the future of genetics‚ a new form of gene therapy known as CRISPR is one of the most revolutionary breakthroughs in history. The argument I would like to make is that although CRISPR has the capability to prevent serious disorders such as cystic fibrosis and Huntington’s disease‚ it is too dangerous given its novelty and safety and ethical concerns. Having discussed this technology in several classes
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Contact Lens The peripheral retina may contribute to emmetropization. On the other hand‚ unrestricted central vision is not sufficient to ensure normal refractive development‚ and the fovea is not essential for emmetropizing responses. (Smith et al‚ 2005) Peripheral Vision Can Influence Eye Growth and Refractive Development in Infant Monkeys Eye care practitioners correct Myopia with contact lenses and Spectacles which are known to correct only central refractive errors. The periphery remains
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