• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.27-31
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to document the importance of work capability and the educational needs for optometric duty. Methods: Questionnaires were distributed to 813 optometrists and 89 full-time faculties on nation wide in July, 2008. Results: Statistical analysis showed that high mean of 3.53, maximum of 4, for the importance of work capability, and 3.46 for the educational needs as for the total optometric duty. Especially, optometric dispensing was the highest on the importance of work capability and the educational needs, where as medical ethics and optometric jurisprudence and business management was the lowest. Conclusions: Both optometrists and full-time faculties agreed to the importance of work capability and the educational needs, and therefore it should be reflected in optometric education program.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.457-469
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was to evaluate students and optometrist in the importance and difficulty of work capability, and the educational needs for optometric duty in order to use them as basic data for the improvement of the curriculum. Methods: 292 ophthalmic optic's college students and 123 optometrists were surveyed in the importance and difficulty of work capability, and the educational needs for the optometric duty, and data was statistically analyzed for the results. Results: The mean of the importance of work capability was higher for the optometrists (3.61) than for the students (3.51) and glasses dispensing was the highest for both students and optometrists. The mean of the difficulty of work capability was higher for the students (2.75) than for the optometrists (2.67), which was the highest in refraction for the students and in prescription for the optometrists. The mean of educational needs was higher for the optometrists (3.53) than for the students (3.45), which was the highest in glasses dispensing for the students and highest in refraction for the optometrists. There were significant differences in some tasks in between the students by gender, grade and desired working place, while between the optometrists by gender, age, work experience, working place and working area (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is necessary to improve a curriculum of the Department of Opthalmic Optics, and develop a standard curriculum reflected the importance and the difficulty of work capability, and the educational needs regarding to optometric duty.