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Two decades of optometric education in Ghana: Update and recent developments*
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Many authors have reported on the evolution and trends of optometric education in Africa. Amongst these are articles on Optometry and optometric education in Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Ethiopia. This article reports the historical perspectives of optometric education in Ghana and the developments that have been made in the last 20 years. It also attempts to relate the stride made towards legal recognition of optometry in Ghana. In presenting this historical account, it is hoped that sometime in the future, one should be able to look back at the beginning of optometry training in Ghana and be able to measure the advancement or otherwise that have been made since its inception. (S Afr Optom 2011 70(3) 136-141)
Title: Two decades of optometric education in Ghana: Update and recent developments*
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Many authors have reported on the evolution and trends of optometric education in Africa.
Amongst these are articles on Optometry and optometric education in Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Ethiopia.
This article reports the historical perspectives of optometric education in Ghana and the developments that have been made in the last 20 years.
It also attempts to relate the stride made towards legal recognition of optometry in Ghana.
In presenting this historical account, it is hoped that sometime in the future, one should be able to look back at the beginning of optometry training in Ghana and be able to measure the advancement or otherwise that have been made since its inception.
(S Afr Optom 2011 70(3) 136-141).
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