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

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.