Browsing Masters Degrees (Optometry) by Issue Date
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An evaluation of a school based vision screening programme.
(1992)The effectiveness of a vision screening programme in government schools in the Durban Functional Region under the jurisdiction of the House of Representatives was evaluated. For the purpose of the study a Comprehensive ... -
Patient's knowledge of diabetes, its ocular complications and management in a private practice population in the Western Cape, South Africa.
(2011)The aim of this study was to determine management regimens and level of knowledge of diabetes and its‟ ocular complications among private patients in a sample of the population of the Western Cape region of South Africa. ... -
An investigation of saccadic eye movement abnormalities in children with HIV/AIDS on highly active antiretroviral therapy.
(2013)Introduction: The Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and the consequent Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) have cost the lives of millions of people globally over the past 30 years since the first cases of illness ... -
The oxygen performance of a contact lens on the human eye.
(2013-10-21)There is considerable evidence to indicate that most gas permeable contact lenses do not transmit sufficient oxygen to supply all the corneal oxygen requirement. This problem is further exacerbated by non-valid methods of ... -
The incidence and distribution of ametropia in blacks in Umlazi.
(2013-10-31)Age, sex, race, heredity, environment and nutrition have been found to influence ametropia. In this study, the distribution of refractive errors has been investigated in relation to age, sex, race, education and near ... -
Prevalence of vision conditions in a South African population of African Dyslexic children.
(2013-11-11)Dyslexia is a neurological disorder with genetic origin that affects a person’s word processing ability, their spelling, writing, comprehension and reading, and results in poor academic performance. ... -
Design, reliability and validity of a paediatric rate of reading (PRR) chart.
(2013-11-13)Background: Reading rate is a measure of fluency, reflecting the level of reading performance especially in children, which is not typically measured during routine eye examinations. Optometric clinical tests such as Snellen ... -
Schirmer tear test 2 and tear break-up time values in a South African young black adult population.
(2013-11-27)Aim: The aim of this study was to establish normal values for Schirmer tear test (version 2) and tear break up time (TBUT) in a South African young adult Black population. Method: Following ethical approval by the biomedical ... -
Prevalence and risk factors for Myopia among school children in Aba, Nigeria.
(2015)Abstract available in PDF file. -
Patterns of contact lens prescribing in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2015)Master of Medical Science in Optometry. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 2015. -
The epidemiology of ocular injuries among patients presenting to provincial hospitals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Purpose: Ocular injuries are increasingly becoming the permanent cause of visual blindness (Mufti et al, 2004). Most of the previous studies in this area are done in countries outside the African context. A limited number ... -
Recruitment and retention of optometrists in the public sector of KwaZulu-Natal.
Introduction With Africa sharing just under a quarter of the world’s disease burden, there is a limited and disparate distribution of health workers to meet this challenge. In public sector optometry, the situation is no ... -
Contribution of refractive errors to vision impairment in the Ashanti Region, Ghana.
Purpose: To determine the prevalence and causes of vision impairment with particular emphasis on uncorrected refractive error (URE) in Ashanti region, Ghana. A baseline vision impairment study in the Ashanti region is ...