'Whatever the GP says, is what I'll do'-A qualitative study of patient perspectives in accessing primary eye care for type 2 diabetes.

Introduction: To investigate the perspectives of people accessing a general medical practitioner (GP)-optometry model of collaborative care that was established to increase access to diabetes eye care.

Methods: Qualitative study of patient barriers and facilitators to accessing primary diabetes eye care located in a metropolitan area in Australia. One-on-one interviews were recorded, transcribed and thematically analysed using a determinant framework on patient-centred access to health care.

Consumer perspectives on antibiotic use in residential aged care: A mixed-methods systematic review.

Background: Aged care staff and doctors frequently highlight consumers' role in antibiotic treatment decisions. However, few studies include consumers. This study aimed to investigate consumer perspectives on antibiotic use in residential aged care.

System Pharmacological Approach to Investigate and Validate Multitargeted and Therapeutic Effect of Furocoumarins of L. for Treatment of Kidney Disease.

Background: System pharmacological approaches play important roles in drug discovery and development and in biomolecular exploration to investigate the multitarget therapeutic effects of phytochemicals for the treatment of acute and chronic ailments.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to apply a system pharmacological approach to investigate the multitarget therapeutic effects of furocoumarins of L. for the treatment of kidney disease.

Developing realistic benchmarks for glaucoma care delivery.

Clinical Relevance: Realistic benchmarks can serve as comparators for optometrists wishing to engage in clinical practice audits of their glaucoma care.

Background: The iCareTrack study established the appropriateness of glaucoma care delivery through clinical record audits of Australian optometry practices. Benchmarks required for monitoring and improving glaucoma care delivery do not exist.

Clinical indicators for diabetic eyecare delivered by optometrists in Australia: a Delphi study.

Clinical Relevance: Valid and updated clinical indicators can serve as important tools in assessing and improving eyecare delivery.

Background: Indicators for diabetic eyecare in Australia were previously developed from guidelines published before 2013 and then used to assess the appropriateness of care delivery through a nationwide patient record card audit (the iCareTrack study). To reflect emerging evidence and contemporary practice, this study aimed to update clinical indicators for optometric care for people with type 2 diabetes in Australia.

Enhancing the appropriateness of eyecare delivery: the iCaretrack approach.

Optometrists play an integral role in primary eyecare services, including prevention, diagnosis, and management of acute and chronic eye conditions. Therefore, it remains essential that the care they provide be timely and appropriate to ensure the best patient outcomes and optimal utilisation of resources. However, optometrists continuously face many challenges that can affect their ability to provide appropriate care (i.

Prevalence of refractive errors in Nepalese children and adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

Clinical Relevance: Country-specific estimates of the prevalence of refractive errors are important to formulate national eye health policies for refractive care services.

Background: The purpose of this study was to systematically synthesise available literature and estimate the prevalence of refractive errors in the Nepalese population.

Methods: PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched for articles on refractive errors and presbyopia published in English language until 27 September 2022.

Chemical Composition, Enantiomeric Distribution, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of L. Essential Oil from Nepal.

This study was conducted to examine the chemical constituents of L. essential oils (EOs) that originate in Nepal, as well as their biological activities, antioxidant properties, and enantiomeric compositions. The EOs were extracted by the hydro-distillation method using a Clevenger-type apparatus and their chemical compositions were determined through gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Level of appropriate primary diabetic eyecare delivered and achievable in optometry practices in Australia.

Clinical Relevance: Current levels of appropriateness for primary diabetic eyecare delivered by Australian optometrists are presented along with realistic targets (benchmarks) for quality improvement. The demonstrated methods can be used in practice evaluation and benchmarking of other clinical practice areas and settings.

Background: To examine the appropriateness of diabetic eye-care delivery and establish achievable benchmarks of care (ABCs) for optometry practices in Australia.

The appropriateness of and barriers to glaucoma care delivery by Australian optometrists.

Clinical Relevance: Establishing the level of appropriateness and barriers to glaucoma care delivery by Australian optometrists are important first steps in developing tailored interventions aimed at improving glaucoma care delivery.

Background: To determine the appropriateness of and barriers to glaucoma care by optometrists.

Methods: A mixed method study was conducted.

Feasibility of Implementing Recommendations to Reduce Fall Risk in Older People: A Delphi Study.

Significance: This study provides guidance for the implementation of recommendations for falls prevention in optometry practice, through synthesis with the optometrists' viewpoint as a major stakeholder. Educators and clinicians can adopt the revised recommendations and associated implementation strategies in this research for successful integration into optometric practice.

Purpose: Recommendations for optometrists to help prevent falls in older patients were published in 2019 by Optometry Australia.

Multiple things going on at the same time: determinants of appropriate primary diabetic eyecare delivery.

Purpose: A recent nationwide medical record audit of optometry practices has identified an evidence-to-practice gap in primary diabetic eyecare delivery. This study aimed to explore the determinants (barriers and enablers) to appropriate diabetic eyecare delivery in Australia.

Methods: A qualitative study involving focus-group discussions and interviews of a purposeful sample of Australian optometrists was conducted.

Systematic review of diabetic eye disease practice guidelines: more applicability, transparency and development rigor are needed.

Objectives: To assess the quality of diabetic eye disease clinical practice guidelines.

Study Design And Setting: A systematic search of diabetic eye disease guidelines was conducted on six online databases and guideline repositories. Four reviewers independently rated quality using the Appraisal of Guidelines, Research, and Evaluation (AGREE II) instrument.

Facilitators and barriers to the delivery of eye care by optometrists: a systematic review using the theoretical domains framework.

Purpose: Evidence-based practice is fundamental to providing quality care, patient satisfaction and judicious use of limited healthcare resources. However, variability in evidence-based eye care delivery has been reported. Given the important role of optometrists in delivering primary eye care, a better understanding of the barriers and facilitators to providing optometric care is required.

Quality of the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council's clinical practice guidelines for the management of diabetic retinopathy.

: Understanding the quality of the commonly used clinical practice guidelines can help busy clinicians in selecting appropriate guidelines for evidence-based eye care for people with diabetes.: The National Health and Medical Research Council's (NHMRC) clinical practice guideline on diabetic retinopathy management has been widely used locally and internationally for over 10 years. However, the quality of this guideline has never been formally assessed.

Quality of 2019 American optometric association clinical practice guideline for diabetic eye care.

Purpose: The 2019 American Optometric Association (AOA) clinical practice guideline intends to assist optometrists in providing evidence-based eye care for people with diabetes. This technical report evaluated the methodological and reporting quality of the guideline.

Methods: Four independent reviewers appraised the 2014 and 2019 versions of the AOA's guideline using the AGREE II instrument.

Practice scope and job confidence of two-year trained optometry technicians in Eritrea.

Background: A two-year optometry technician (OT) training was started in Eritrea in 2009 to fulfill the immediate human resource needs in providing refractive, dispensing and primary eye care services in vision centers. This study aimed to assess the current practice pattern and confidence level among the OTs.

Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was developed and administered to all available OTs in January 2017.

Sesquiterpene rich essential oil from Nepalese Bael tree (Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa) as potential antiproliferative agent.

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr. (Rutaceae), also known as Bael tree, is an herbal traditional remedy in the South East Asia.

Retrospective data on causes of childhood vision impairment in Eritrea.

Background: Proper information on causes of childhood vision loss is essential in developing appropriate strategies and programs to address such causes. This study aimed at identifying the causes of vision loss in children attending the national referral eye hospital with the only pediatric ophthalmology service in Eritrea.

Methods: A retrospective data review was conducted for all the children (< 16 years of age) who attended Berhan Aiyni National Referral Eye Hospital in five years period from January 2011 to December 2015.

Causes of Childhood Vision Impairment in the School for the Blind in Eritrea.

Significance: Our study provides the much-needed evidence on causes of childhood blindness in Eritrea. This will assist authorities to plan appropriate strategies and implement preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services to address these causes of vision loss in children in this resource-limited country.

Purpose: This study aims to identify the causes of severe vision impairment and blindness in children attending the only school for the blind in Eritrea.

Need for optical intervention in children attending a school for the blind in Eritrea.

Purpose: To identify the need for optical intervention including spectacles and low vision devices (LVDs) in children attending the only school for the blind in Eritrea.

Methods: A total of 92 children were examined using the World Health Organization Prevention of Blindness program form for the recording of children with blindness and vision impairment. Examination included distance and near visual acuity (VA), refraction, trial of LVDs and evaluation of anterior and posterior segments.

Supercritical Fluid Extraction of Citrus iyo Hort. ex Tanaka Pericarp Inhibits Growth and Induces Apoptosis Through Abrogation of STAT3 Regulated Gene Products in Human Prostate Cancer Xenograft Mouse Model.

Activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is well known to play a major role in the cell growth, survival, proliferation, metastasis, and angiogenesis of various cancer cells. Most of the citrus species offer large quantities of phytochemicals that have beneficial effects attributed to their chemical components. Our study was carried out to evaluate the anticancer effects of the pericarp of Iyokan ( Citrus iyo Hort.

Vision Impairment and Ocular Morbidity in a Refugee Population in Malawi.

Purpose: To provide screening services and obtain information on the eye health status and distribution of visual impairments in a refugee population of the sole refugee camp in Malawi.

Methods: A general eye screening at Dzaleka refugee settlement camp was organized in November 2012. Final-year optometry students conducted detailed optometry examinations, including visual acuity (VA) assessment for near and distance, retinoscopy, and subjective refraction in cases with distance VA less than 6/12 or near VA less than N8, anterior and posterior segment evaluation.

Evaluation of the antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities of Euphorbia hirta ethanolic extract.

This study evaluated the chemical composition, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer activities of a Euphorbia hirta L. extract. The antioxidant activities of whole E.