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- Understand the role of epidemiology on eye care service design, resource allocation and the England Vision Strategy.
- Be aware of national and international data and reports on prevalence of blindness and vision impairment.
- Be aware of datasets relevant to eye health, e.g. diabetic screening uptake, local and national JSNA dataset.
- Understand the health economic impact of vision loss or vision impairment and the cost effectiveness of prevention and treatment.
- Understand how evidence is generated, and applied, to drive interventions to reduce the burden and impact of disease.
- Evaluate the relative benefits of different research study designs to inform ophthalmic research on distribution and determinants of eye disease within the population.
- Understand the evidence-based public health approach for the control and management of eye diseases that impair vision or cause blindness, e.g. prevention, screening.
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