Enhancing medical professionals’ and students’ empathy for visually impaired patients using virtual reality

Tyler Henry; Shakeel Qazi; Ethan Kutanzi; Karim F. Damji; Rita Whitford; Yazid N. Al Hamarneh

doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.12.023

Enhancing medical professionals’ and students’ empathy for visually impaired patients using virtual reality

Tyler Henry
, Shakeel Qazi
, Ethan Kutanzi
, Karim F. Damji
, Rita Whitford
, Yazid N. Al Hamarneh

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

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Original language	English (UK)
Pages (from-to)	338-339
Number of pages	2
Journal	Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology
Volume	56
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2020.12.023
Publication status	Published - Oct 2021
Externally published	Yes

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