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First-year diagnostic radiography students demonstrate normal visual acuity (VA) and visual functioning, meeting World Health Organisation (WHO) standards. This visual health assessment indicates no significant impact on clinical placement tasks for this student group.

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  • Ophthalmology and Vision Science
  • Radiography Education
  • Public Health

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  • Visual acuity (VA) deterioration is linked to aging, gender, and socioeconomic status.
  • Assessing visual functional abilities is crucial for diagnostic radiography students.
  • The International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH) provides a framework for functional VA screening.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the visual functional abilities of first-year diagnostic radiography students.
  • To apply ICIDH recommendations for functional VA screening.
  • To evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in relation to visual function.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized World Health Organisation (WHO) electronic VA testing (LogMAR and Snellen charts).
  • Administered a health-related quality of life (HRQOL) questionnaire.
  • Correlated data with visual correction, age, gender, and socioeconomic background.

Main Results:

  • 100% of students met or exceeded normal binocular vision standards.
  • Monocular vision: 74% right eye, 80% left eye achieved normal levels.
  • No significant impact of visual correction, gender, or socioeconomic background on VA was found; HRQOL indicated no functional VA issues.

Conclusions:

  • Student radiographers' visual function aligns with normal (near-normal) VA standards.
  • No identified risk factors within the sample group that would impact clinical placement.
  • Further studies are recommended due to sample limitations for generalizability.