This article analyzes the pedagogical and psychological factors contributing to the development of diagnostic competence in students through clinical case-based learning in ophthalmology. The study emphasizes how clinical cases promote analytical thinking, reflective observation, and independent decision-making among medical students.

Ophthalmology education, diagnostic competence, clinical case-based learning (CBL), reflective thinking, simulation technologies, pedagogical psychology, critical reasoning, empathy, medical decision-making, interdisciplinary integration.

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