Primary eye care

Books and Manuals

Collaboration with African Traditional Healers for the Prevention of Blindness
Author: P Courtright et al
Publisher: World Scientific www.worldscientific.com
Published: 2000
Description: A training manual explaining why traditional healers should be involved in prevention of blindness activities and giving specific recommendations for working with healers.
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Whole Book: PDF (105Kb)
Preface: PDF (10Kb) FULL TEXT
Section 1: PDF (20Kb) FULL TEXT
Section 2: PDF (40Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix A. Statement of Consensus and Recommendations on the Need for Collaboration Between African Traditional Healers and Biomedical Eye Care Workers in Eye Care: PDF (15Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix B. International Symposium on Collaboration with Traditional Healers for the Prevention of Blindness in Africa - Participants: PDF (15Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix C. Bibliography: PDF (15Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix D. Should Traditional Healers Be Encouraged To Use Western Eye Medicines? PDF (10Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix E. Methods For Determining Prevailing Traditional Eye Practices By Healers: PDF (10Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix F. Evaluation methods: PDF (10Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix G. Research priorities: PDF (10Kb) FULL TEXT
Appendix H. Illustrations on trachoma and cataract: PDF (20Kb) FULL TEXT

Where there is no doctor - A village health care handbook (3rd edition)
Authors: Werner D, Thuman C, Maxwell J
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2004
Date added: 2008-01-28
Description: This handbook has been written primarily for those who live far from medical centers, in places where there is no doctor. But even where there are doctors, people can and should take the lead in their own health care.
Link: www.hesperian.org/publications_download_wtnd.php

Posters

Eye injury/trauma: primary level management
Publisher: ICEH
Published: 2006
Description: A2 size poster with primary level management of eye injuries: burns, foreign body (FB), blunt injury, penetrating injury and lid laceration.
Link: PDF (1.3Mb)

Red eye – no injury: primary level management
Publisher: ICEH
Published: 2006
Description: A2 size poster with differential diagnosis and primary level management of red eye without injury: conjunctivitis, corneal ulcer, acute iritis, acute glaucoma.
Link: PDF (1.1Mb)

Prevent Blindness through Primary Eye Care
Publisher: WHO www.who.int
Description: A1 size poster covering injuries, acute and gradual onset of blindness.
Link: PDF (450Kb)

Quizzes

Red Eye Picture Quiz
Author: David Yorston, Marcia Zondervan
Publisher: ICEH
Published: 2005
Description: First published in Community Eye Health J 2005;18(53): 72 this quiz asks " What is wrong with these six eyes? What is the management?"
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Questions: FULL TEXT PDF (95Kb)
Answers: FULL TEXT PDF (115Kb)

Teaching sets

Examination of the Eyes
Author: Students of the ICEH Class of 1988 / ICEH
Publisher: ICEH
Published: 1992, updated 1995
Description: A practical tool for teaching eye health workers.
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The Eye in Primary Health Care
Author: Students of the ICEH Class of 1988 / ICEH
Publisher: ICEH
Published: 1992, updated 1995
Description: A practical tool for teaching eye health workers.
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