Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia
Ethiopia is a developing African country with a population of more than 110 million. Visual impairment and blindness are among the public health problems in the country. The development of the eye health sector is promising although not adequate to fully address the existing problems that are relati...
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| description | Ethiopia is a developing African country with a population of more than 110 million. Visual impairment and blindness are among the public health problems in the country. The development of the eye health sector is promising although not adequate to fully address the existing problems that are relatively serious. The country is making an effort towards reaching VISION 2020, the right to sight initiative. For successfully accomplishing this goal, training primary eye care providers like optometrists plays a key role. This article provides an overview of the journey of 13 long years of the training programme in optometry in Ethiopia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3a78a0f9ec4749d385bc16a92e4fcca12022-12-21T16:58:34ZengAOSISAfrican Vision and Eye Health2413-31832410-15162020-02-01791e1e610.4102/aveh.v79i1.503412Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in EthiopiaHaile W. Alemu0Anthony S. Carlson1Department of Optometry, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, GondarDepartment of Optometry, University of Johannesburg, JohannesburgEthiopia is a developing African country with a population of more than 110 million. Visual impairment and blindness are among the public health problems in the country. The development of the eye health sector is promising although not adequate to fully address the existing problems that are relatively serious. The country is making an effort towards reaching VISION 2020, the right to sight initiative. For successfully accomplishing this goal, training primary eye care providers like optometrists plays a key role. This article provides an overview of the journey of 13 long years of the training programme in optometry in Ethiopia.https://avehjournal.org/index.php/aveh/article/view/503optometryhistorylong journeygondarethiopia |
| spellingShingle | Haile W. Alemu Anthony S. Carlson Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia African Vision and Eye Health optometry history long journey gondar ethiopia |
| title | Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Thirteen years on: The long journey of optometry in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | thirteen years on the long journey of optometry in ethiopia |
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