Browsing by Author "Dr. Kingsley Ekemiri"
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Item A systematic review to analyse the vision specific and psychosocial impacts of low vision intervention on low vision patients with diabetic retinopathy.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Harripersad, Adrian; James, JobItem Awareness and use of contact lenses in Sports in Trinidad and Tobago.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Isaac, Rickila; Bruce, TamaraItem Evaluating Health-related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and Vision-Related Quality of Life (VRQoL) among adult populations with low vision in Trinidad.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Sirju, Nikolai; Persad, TeaItem Knowledge, Attitude, and Preference Towards the Management of Myopia Among Patients in Trinidad with UWI Students.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The UWI, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, 2023) Dr. Kingsley Ekemiri; Lawrence, Destiny; Oudit, ShaniaOBJECTIVE: To investigate knowledge, attitudes, and preferences of patients in Trinidad towards myopia management with those of UWI students. METHOD: This study was a Cross-Sectional Observational Study which tested the knowledge, attitudes and preferences towards myopia management through an online questionnaire. This study targeted patients who were myopes. University students (UWI). RESULTS: A total of 317 patients and students were enrolled in this study with 114 being males (36.0%) and 203 being females (64.0%). Their ages ranged from 18-35 years with 40.4% of participants being between ages 18-21, 21.8% between 22-25, 16.1% between ages 26-30 and 21.8% between ages 30-35. In the assessment of knowledge there was a mean score of 12.31 ± 4.20 which indicated there was a poor total knowledge score amongst participants regarding myopia management. For the assessment of attitudes there was a total mean score of 21.64 ± 3.30 indicating that patients had a good attitude towards myopia management as well as spectacles (45.4%) and soft contact lenses (41.4%) were the most preferred treatment for myopia management. CONCLUSION: To conclude, from conducting this study, there is a lack of awareness of myopia management in Trinidad and hence, measures need to be taken in order spread knowledge on myopia.Item Pattern and responsiveness to ocular complaint among secondary school students learning remotely during COVID-19 in Trinidad: A quantitative study(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Pierre, Keomi; Kamalodeen, Khadeejah; Lalla, BrandonItem Perception and attitude towards eye donation and corneal transplant among Trinidadian population.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Seebalack, Megan; Dean, SaritaItem The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on computer vision syndrome among teachers in Trinidad.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Mc Knight, Devonte; Prospere, RaeganItem The visual status of drivers in Trinidad.(Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus) Seepersad, Prashan; Seetaram, Krista K.