Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (10): 874-877.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20200602-00866

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Current situation and ponder over optometry undergraduate education in China

Yue Pengcheng, Qiao Zhentao   

  1. Optometry Center, Qingdao Eye Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Qingdao 266071,China
  • Received:2020-06-02 Online:2021-10-01 Published:2021-09-28
  • Contact: Qiao Zhentao, Email: zhentaoq@163.com, Tel: 0086-532-85899783

Abstract: China has a large population with high morbidity of a high proportion myopic disorder, but optometry education started relatively late. The contradiction between the growth in demand for eye-related health services and a lack of existing high-quality optometry talent started to be a challenge to health of people. This article analysed the current situation and the problems in undergraduate optometry education in China, proposed strategies to improve education and initiate training for different occupation needs and different candidates of education with different academic systems. In addition, suggestions relating to the establishment of a promotion system that followed scientific pathway of talent education were offered and recommendations were presented for facilitating the improvement of optometry high education and the lifelong learning system in order to support the development of undergraduate education of optometry in China.

Key words: Optometry, Undergraduate education, Current situation, Suggestion

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