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Purpose.

The present investigation aimed to identify factors that predict reduced visual acuity in keratoconus from a prospective, longitudinal study.

Methods.

This report from the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study used 7 years of follow-up data from 953 CLEK subjects who did not have penetrating keratoplasty in either eye at baseline and who provided enough data to compute the slope of the change over time in high- or low-contrast best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Outcome measures included these slopes and whether the number of letters correctly read decreased by 10 letters or more in at least one eye in …

Purpose. The present investigation aimed to identify factors that predict reduced visual acuity in keratoconus from a prospective, longitudinal study.

Methods. This report from the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study used 7 years of follow-up data from 953 CLEK subjects who did not have penetrating keratoplasty in either eye at baseline and who provided enough data to compute the slope of the change over time in high- or low-contrast best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). Outcome measures included these slopes and whether the number of letters correctly read decreased by 10 letters or more in at least one eye in …

Competency based strategies for educational outcomes have been in development in many health related fields over the past several years. These have the intent of improving the quality and competency of graduates. With many optometric programs in both developed and underdeveloped countries in their infancy, use of these strategies could not only improve educational outcomes but standardize training. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) is the accrediting body for all United States medical residencies and fellowships. In 2001, they began the Outcomes Project which mandated specific training and evaluation in the six General Competencies: patient care, medical knowledge, …