The prospect of pandemic influenza: Why should the optometrist be concerned about a public health problem?

Hom, Gregory G.; Chous, A. Paul

doi:10.1016/j.optm.2007.04.099

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“…Health-care setting provides an favorable environment for virus to spread from person to person or from lifeless objects in shared areas such as waiting hall and examination rooms. 9 Measures to forestall the infection include social distancing, use of protective equipment, and hygiene/infection control procedures. 7 …”

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“…Typical COVID-19 virus can survive for up to 72 h. 24 Sanitizing work place and other areas where patients might touch (e.g., door handle) is an effective way to forestall the spread of infectious agents. 9 Frequent hand washing with alcohol-based sanitizers after patient contact effectively reduces the spread of any infectious material. 25 …”

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“…Teleconsultation can be performed through different means that include telephone consultations, monitoring with mobile phone-based applications, and remote consultations with specialists by electronic data transfer. 9 , 27 However, advanced technology is not the only mode of improving teleconsultation; revamp in history taking through the use of validated questionnaires or adapting patient-reported outcome measures may enhance patient care. 27 There are a few other vision-related applications that show promising outcomes, for example, for the assessment of contrast sensitivity, 28 manifest and latent deviations, 29 and visual field screening.…”

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“… 27 , 34 , 35 For several years, teleconsultation in eye care has demonstrated to be a useful, valid, and cost-effective method in managing the eye diseases. 9 , 36 , 37 , 38 In the setting of social distancing, sending clinical data electronically to an eye care specialist for online consultation could reduce the need for patients to visit another public gathering place (e.g., hospitals and clinics) and in turn may forestall patients’ exposure to contagious individuals. 9 In addition to validated and well-researched tools, usability, medico-legal implications, and practitioner opinions are likely to influence the usage of teleconsultation.…”

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“…Owing to the prevailing pandemic, optometrists have been challenged with issues pertaining to patient care, manufacturing and dispensing optical devices, maintaining business stability, and control of infection. 9 This survey aimed at assessing the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on optometry education and care of sick, highlighting the modes of teaching and patient consultation.…”

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Challenges and impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Indian optometry practice: A survey-based study

Karthikeyan¹,

Nandagopal²,

Ramasubramanian³

et al. 2022

Journal of Optometry

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Purpose The Indian government announced a nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure to control the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic. This survey was developed and conducted to assess the impact of lockdown on Indian optometry practice. Methods A survey questionnaire was designed and circulated across the optometrists practicing in India through multiple social media platforms. All the data were extracted and only valid response were analyzed and reported. Results A total of 691 optometrists Participated in the survey. Most of the participants (22.25%) were in private practice followed by academics (14.89%). Among the valid responses collected, it was found that 43.37% of the respondents were consulting patients during the lockdown. Of these, 27.17% of optometrists were examining infectious cases and 48.68% were examining all the patients who came for consultation. Approximately 50.94% of the participated optometrist had begun telephonic/e‑mail/video consultations. In addition, 64.48% reported that optometrists were at an equal risk of clinching COVID‑19 on comparison with other domains during patient examination. Nearly 30.44% respondents felt that optometrists would face challenges in approaching the patient post COVID-19 considering the close working distance. Conclusion A proportion of optometrist have switched to some form of teleconsultation in order to aid patients during this prevailing pandemic. Regulatory bodies should issue appropriate guidelines regarding the safe optometry practice for the betterment of both patient and practitioners during face-to-face consultation.

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Challenges and impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Indian optometry practice: A survey-based study

Karthikeyan¹,

Nandagopal²,

Ramasubramanian³

et al. 2022

Journal of Optometry

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Optometry Australia’s infection control guidelines 2020

Hart

Stapleton

Carnt

et al. 2021

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

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The biopsychosociotechnical model: a systems-based framework for human-centered health improvement

Card

2022

Health Systems

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The biopsychosocial model is among the most influential frameworks for human-centered health improvement but has faced significant criticism– both conceptual and pragmatic. This paper extends and fundamentally re-structures the biopsychosocial model by combining it with sociotechnical systems theory. The resulting biopsychosociotechnical model addresses key critiques of the biopsychosocial model, providing a more “practical theory” for human-centered health improvement. It depicts the determinants of health as complex adaptive system of systems; includes the the artificial world (technology); and provides a roadmap for systems improvement by: differentiating between “health status” and “health and needs assessment”, [promoting problem framing]; explaining health as an emergent property of the biopsychosociotechnical context [imposing a systems orientation]; focusing on “interventions” vs. “treatments” to modify the biopsychosociotechnical determinants of health, [expanding the solution space]; calling for a participatory design process [supporting systems awareness and goal-orientation]; and including intervention management to support the full lifecycle of health improvement.

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The prospect of pandemic influenza: Why should the optometrist be concerned about a public health problem?

Cited by 5 publications

References 103 publications

Challenges and impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Indian optometry practice: A survey-based study

Challenges and impact of COVID-19 lockdown on Indian optometry practice: A survey-based study

Optometry Australia’s infection control guidelines 2020

The biopsychosociotechnical model: a systems-based framework for human-centered health improvement

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