PURPOSE The global burden of blindness is unequally distributed, affects rural areas more,
and is frequently associated with limited access to eye care. The World Health Organization …

Background: In South Africa, optometry has been traditionally positioned within the private
sector. The situation has gradually changed over the past two decades, with optometry …

Objective The aim of this study was to analyse the factors associated with the intention of
Indonesian nursing students to work in rural areas. Design This was a cross-sectional study …

BackgroundDecentralised clinical training (DCT) in optometry is an emerging concept in
South Africa. In 2016, the University of KwaZulu Natal (UKZN) implemented this adaptive …

Background Human resources for eye health are inequitably distributed in most developing
countries including Ghana. In spite of this, most eye care workers are concentrated in urban …

Aim: To assist policy-makers in improving access to eye care in under-served areas by
analysing the relationship between motivational factors affecting the uptake of task-shifting …

Abstract ZULU, Noxolo L. and VAN STADEN, Diane. Experiences and perceptions of South
African optometry students toward public eye care services. AVEH [online]. 2023, vol. 82, n …

誗AIM: To determine the factors affecting the uptake of rural practice by trainee
ophthalmologists in Nigeria. 誗METHODS: This cross sectional survey was conducted …

Background A two-year optometry technician (OT) training was started in Eritrea in 2009 to
fulfill the immediate human resource needs in providing refractive, dispensing and primary …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background: In South Africa, there is a large divide between public
eye healthcare, which serves most of the country's population, and private eye healthcare …