Several countries face an inadequate number of optometrists, unregulated education levels for optometrists and restrictions on optometric procedures, according to a study published in Clinical Optometry.
“This survey is unique in highlighting the global variations in the scope of optometry practice from the perspective of the WCO Competency Framework for Optometry,” lead study author Yazan Gammoh, PhD, chair of the WCO education committee, said in a World Council of Optometry press release.
In the survey-based cross-sectional study, researchers examined members of the WCO in 39