Effect of low-cost direct ophthalmoscopy training on glaucoma disc assessment by allied ophthalmic personnel students: a controlled pre-post study - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

Effect of low-cost direct ophthalmoscopy training on glaucoma disc assessment by allied ophthalmic personnel students: a controlled pre-post study

  • By

  • Vrundaben Patel

  • Andreas Katsimpris

  • John Buchan

  • Kangwa Muma

  • Andrew Blaikie

  • May 6, 2026

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Top Institutions in Optometry

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Health System
    Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, University of Miami Health System

    Miami, FL

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology
    • Glaucoma

  • #2

    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine
    Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Baltimore, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Ophthalmology
    • Glaucoma

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Effect of low-cost direct ophthalmoscopy training on glaucoma disc assessment by allied ophthalmic personnel students: a controlled pre-post study

  • by Vrundaben Patel, Andreas Katsimpris, John Buchan, Kangwa Muma, Andrew Blaikie

  • May 6, 2026

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