Tuwani Rasengane

Background: Effective implementation of vision screening standards at driving licensing testing centres (DLTCs) necessitates adequate administrative and resource management. Aim: To ascertain the perspectives of site managers and driver’s licence examiners regarding vision screening standards at DLTCs in Gauteng province, South Africa. Setting: The study was conducted in Gauteng province, South Africa.

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the higher education sector worldwide, including South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.1 Alternative teaching methods, such as online learning (OL), were implemented during the pandemic to mitigate the health risks and disruptions in learning. Optometry teaching in South Africa involves didactic, practical skills, and clinical training, thus teaching was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Africa runs the risk of an added barrier to achieving its national goals if it continues to close its eyes to the increasing number of people who are avoidably blind. Cataracts and uncorrected refractive errors continue to be an under-reported barrier to education, employment, and health. In a world where we depend on sight for productivity, safety and mobility, the increasing numbers of avoidably blind people remain a significant challenge.