Penisten D K
Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, OK 74464.
J Am Optom Assoc. 1992 Nov;63(11):779-80.
The expansion of the scope of optometric practice has put tremendous pressures on the curricula of the optometric teaching institutions. The pressures and the solutions that have been proposed in the optometric literature are outlined. The possibility of eliminating portions of the curriculum that have traditionally been regarded as the educational foundation of the practice of optometry and what effect this would have on the very definition of the term "optometry" is discussed.
验光实践范围的扩大给验光教学机构的课程带来了巨大压力。本文概述了验光文献中提出的压力及解决方案。文中讨论了取消传统上被视为验光实践教育基础的部分课程内容的可能性,以及这将对“验光”一词的定义产生何种影响。