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Is cultural competency a necessary optometric skill?
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Discussing his lecture at the American Academy of Optometry 2021 annual meeting in Boston, Matthew G. Pearce OD, DrPH, MPH, FAAO covers how cultural competency and racial disparities affect health and visual outcomes in the United States, with Optometry Times® content director, Sheryl Stevenson.
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