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The OCULUS Project

The OCULUS project aims to provide a lifelong learning curriculum in optometry through the ErasmUS program. With a focus on evidence-based practice, the project aims to create a harmonized education system, promote free mobility of practitioners, and prevent unnecessary blindness and visual impairment.

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The OCULUS Project

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  1. The OCULUS Project Optometry CUrriculum for Lifelong Learning through ErasmUS

  2. Numbers: • 736 applications • 147 funded • 7 include Israeli Higher Order Institutions – HEI Total: Euro 946, 218

  3. Norway: University College of Southeast Norway England: City University London Netherlands: University of Applied Science Spain: The UniversitatPolitecnica de Catalunya Who is Oculus: HEI India: University of Hyderabad Manipal University Chitkara University Hadassah Academic College Bar Ilan University Sapir College

  4. European Council of Optometry and Optics European Academy of Optometry and Optics Norwegian Association of Optometry Non-HEI and associates – Dissemination and Sustainability Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry Israel College of Optometry World Council of Optometry

  5. Did you know that….* • There are 32,4 million blind people in the world • 65% are avoidable • 21 % due to uncorrected refractive errors (Western Europe: 14%) • There are 191 million visually impaired • 76 % are avoidable • 51 % due to uncorrected refractive errors (Western Europe: 47,3%) • *Bourne et al. Lancet, 2013 OCULUS - Optometry CUrriculum for Lifelong Learning through ErasmUS

  6. WHO: optometrists have an important role in eye care service • First line eye health professionals • Optometry educations differ from country to country • Different scope of practice • Ocular Diagnostic services (with use of diagnostic drugs) • Detect eye disease early • Prevent and reduce unnecessary blindness and visual impairment • European Diploma Scope of practice European Diploma OCULUS - OptometryCUrriculum for Lifelong Learning throughErasmUS

  7. Uniform Scope of Practice • Harmonized Education • Free mobility of practitioners - DipE

  8. What is OCULUS going to do? Create a PLN (Personal Learning Network) forstudents and optometrists Accreditation for European Diploma for Hadassah and Bar Ilan Update optometry curriculum according to EBP (Evidence Based Practice)

  9. European Diploma OCULUS - OptometryCUrriculum for Lifelong Learning throughErasmUS

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