PEER Liberia Project
Publication Date
2020-06-04
Document Type
Presentation
Disciplines
Clinical Epidemiology | Eye Diseases | Family Medicine | Medical Education | Ophthalmology | Sense Organs
Abstract
The goals of this presentation are: to provide an introduction to the responsibilities of an ophthalmologist and to ophthalmology as a medical specialty; to review the clinically relevant anatomy of the eye; to review the epidemiology of blindness and visual impairment; and to provide an overview of refractive errors and presbyopia.
Keywords
ophthalmologist, ophthalmology, eye anatomy, blindness, refractive errors, presbyopia
Rights and Permissions
Copyright 2020 The Author(s)
DOI of Published Version
10.13028/ktx3-dj07
Journal/Book/Conference Title
PEER Liberia Ophthalmology Lectures
Repository Citation
Oteng-Gyimah L. (2020). Ophthalmology Lecture 1: Ophthalmology Fundamentals. PEER Liberia Project. https://doi.org/10.13028/ktx3-dj07. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/liberia_peer/40
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Clinical Epidemiology Commons, Eye Diseases Commons, Family Medicine Commons, Medical Education Commons, Ophthalmology Commons, Sense Organs Commons
Comments
Presented online to the ELWA Family Medicine residents, Monrovia, Liberia. Funded by USAID.