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ERIC Number: EJ516402
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6917
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Including Optometric Services for the Homebound Elderly in the Curriculum.
Freed, Benjamin; Kirstein, Mark
Optometric Education, v21 n1 p24-25 Fall 1995
A mobile eye care service is offered to homebound elderly residents of New York City (New York) by the State University of New York's College of Optometry. Fourth-year students are required to participate, learning techniques with hand-held equipment to examine a population with a high rate of ocular disease who might otherwise not receive services. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Clinical Experience, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Homebound, Mobile Clinics, Older Adults, Optometry, Outreach Programs, Professional Education, Program Descriptions, Urban Areas
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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