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The purpose of these competencies is to improve the quality and relevance of the care provided by the professional eye care health workforce. The allocation of specific competencies to a specific cadre of eye health personnel is the remit of training institutions and regulatory bodies. The document outlines a comprehensive set of core (minimum) competencies for the eye health workforce as a step towards the development of competency-based training. The framework is divided into 10 domains comprising 4 clinical and 6 non-clinical domains. Each competence is further broken down into associated relevant knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviors.
The primary beneficiaries of these competencies are: Ophthalmologists; Optometrists; Allied ophthalmic personnel (AOP). The competencies framework can be used as a guide for self-directed learning, as an advocacy tool, and for assessments. There will also be a broad range of users of the competencies including Educational institutions; Learners of eye health; Professional associations; Licensing and regulatory bodies and; Policymakers, e.g., ministries for health and education.
The IAPB School Eye Health Workgroup has released these guidelines to help deliver standardised comprehensive eye health services to more than 700 million children attending schools around the world.
The WHO Vision and eye screening implementation handbook (VESIH) offers a step-by-step guidance for conducting vision and eye screenings in community and primary care settings.
This key report sheds light on the often-overlooked supply-side barriers that prevent many in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from obtaining affordable, quality glasses.
This guidance aims to facilitate the monitoring of both eye and ear care services through presenting a set of core facility indicators along with considerations for analysis and use of routine health information
Exploring the Impact of Environmental Conditions on the Ocular Surface - A Review of Risk Factors
