Jennifer Harthan, Jennifer Fogt, Muriel M Schornack, Cherie Nau, Amy Nau, Ellen Shorter
{"title":"Graduating optometry student perceptions of their scleral lens fitting knowledge.","authors":"Jennifer Harthan, Jennifer Fogt, Muriel M Schornack, Cherie Nau, Amy Nau, Ellen Shorter","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although optometric programs have incorporated scleral lens (SL) education into their curricula, actual student experiences with SL fitting varies widely. This survey study describes the SL fitting and training experiences of graduating optometry students in US schools and colleges. Participants (323) were fourth-year students preparing to graduate in 2020 (19% response rate). Students appeared to have insufficient SL fitting practice, the median number of SL evaluations completed before graduation was 5 (range 0-110) and 63% reported less than 10 fits. Students with an interest in fitting SLs may wish to pursue additional training opportunities, such as residency, to acquire further experience before achieving sufficient proficiency with SLs.</p>","PeriodicalId":30118,"journal":{"name":"Optometric Education","volume":"48 3","pages":"27-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10470939/pdf/nihms-1920791.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10142298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Normotensive Glaucoma Follow-Up with Incidental Finding of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane: a Teaching Case Report.","authors":"Ryan Bulson, Ambar Faridi","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Behind cataracts, glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness worldwide. Patients with glaucoma are followed at regular intervals for testing to confirm stability of the disease; however, providers may need to divert from planned glaucoma testing when clinical findings suggest progression of comorbid ophthalmic conditions. This case report describes a patient presenting for a routine glaucoma follow-up appointment who was subsequently diagnosed with an acute choroidal neovascular membrane due to conversion from non-neovascular to neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The case highlights the management of normotensive glaucoma and both non-neovascular and neovascular macular degeneration.</p>","PeriodicalId":30118,"journal":{"name":"Optometric Education","volume":"42 17","pages":"16-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10246759/pdf/nihms-1904085.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9618001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}