Medical Education Research
Medical Education
Several studies have demonstrated the Arclight to be an efficient tool to teach direct ophthalmoscopy to both students and generalists. In Africa the Arclight has also been found to be an effective vehicle to deliver interprofessional education (IPE) on eye care.
Student and Generalist Eye Care Education
- The Arclight vs. traditional ophthalmoscope: a cross-over trial. Hytiris, M.L., Fioratou, E. & Gillan, S.N.
- Does access to a portable ophthalmoscope improve skill acquisition in direct ophthalmoscopy? A method comparison study in undergraduate medical education.
Gilmour-White, J.A., Picton, A., Blaikie, A. et al. - Teaching Ophthalmoscopy with Direct Versus Arclight Ophthalmoscope in Non-Ophthalmology Residents. Irfan, Abdullah & Moin, Muhammad & Chaudhry, Adeel & Amjad, Arooj & Pak, Asif & Siddiq, Lubna.
Interprofessional Education
- Evaluation of a pilot interprofessional Arclight™ workshop for healthcare students in Rwanda: promoting collaborative practice in eye health. Veronica O’Carroll, Jean Baptiste Sagahutu, Denys Ndayambaje, Dieudonné Kayiranga, Gatera Fiston Kitema, Nadine Rujeni & Andrew Blaikie.
- Interprofessional Arclight eye health workshop: impact on students’ clinical identification and ophthalmic skills.
- The status and outcomes of interprofessional health education in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review.
Clinical examination of the macula and Teaching
Technique for Fundal Reflex Test and Fundoscopy
- Clinical examination of the macula. Andrew Blaikie
- A new technique for teaching the fundal reflex test and fundoscopy: ‘screen casting’ with the Arclight direct ophthalmoscope attached to the camera of a mobile phone. B Staniszewski, I Atukunda, O Kousha, G F Kitema, A Blaikie