5 Key Takeaways

• 1

  A single day of focused training can enhance glaucoma examination skills among allied ophthalmic personnel in Zambia.

• 2

  Zambia has a critical shortage of ophthalmologists, with only one per 556,000 people, increasing reliance on allied ophthalmic personnel.

• 3

  The study showed that structured training significantly improved knowledge and skills in glaucoma detection among AOP students.

• 4

  Eighty percent of participants had limited previous ophthalmoscopy experience, indicating a gap between training and clinical readiness.

• 5

  Embedding competency-based ophthalmoscopy training in AOP curricula could improve glaucoma detection in low-resource settings.