“Although optometry has its roots as a refractive profession, its scope of practice has expanded during the past several decades. The high number of refractive diagnoses was predictable,” he told ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The SVOne provides measurements of spherical equivalent refractive error in ...

A study found that among children with two myopic parents, myopia progression was slower in children wearing PALs when compared to those wearing SVLs. Progression of myopia is slower in children who ...

Refractive error and vision care in Ghana is marred by low access, unaffordability, limited qualified personnel and weak government oversight. The 8th White Coat ...

Uncorrected refractive errors are the leading cause of visual impairment globally, says Dr Oscar Debrah, Head of Eye Care – Ghana. He said even though they are conditions that in the main could be ...

This was disclosed by Professor Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi, President of the Ghana Optometric Association (GOA), at the 2nd Refractive Error Week Symposium held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science ...

More than 200,000 children in Ghana suffer from uncorrected refractive errors, a leading cause of visual impairment, with one in four schoolchildren requiring vision correction. A Chief Optometrist at ...

Addressing the shortage of eyecare professionals and enhancing optometry education can alleviate the burden of Uncorrected Refractive Error (URE) in India, says a new ...

An estimated 2.2 million people in Ghana are living with refractive error – a vision problem that occurs when the eye fails to focus light properly on the retina ...