The importance of visual acuity screening in dental education amongst undergraduate dental students: a straightforward method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Visual acuity plays a pivotal role in a dental professional's daily performance and screening the students' field of vision in their early formative years ensures successful undergraduate programmes.

Aims

To compare near and distance visual acuity and stereopsis in first-year and final-year dental students and investigate students' perception of their vision.

Method

This was a cross-sectional study involving 100 KCL first- and final-year dental students who underwent assessment of their vision and completed a self-perception questionnaire. Near visual acuity was assessed using a standardised near vision test chart, distance visual acuity using COMPlog (Clinical Vision Measurement Systems Ltd, London, UK) computerised software and stereopsis using the Frisby

SUBMITTER: Pindoria J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11797794 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature