Nationwide Ophthalmic Clinical Officer Training in Rwanda
Strengthening mid-level eye care
The Rotary Club of Gelsenkirchen in Germany funded this nationwide training initiative. All 120 Ophthalmic Clinical Officers from all regions of Rwanda were trained and equipped with Arclight devices. These workshops were a collaboration between the Rwandan Ophthalmic Clinical Officers & Cataract Surgeons Society and the Arclight Project Team from the University of St Andrews.
The video below describes the workshops.
Senior ophthalmic clinical officers were trained to deliver the training
Trainers were taught using the simulation tools
The SIMulation eye can illustrate media opacity as well as optic nerve and retinal disease
The Arclight package also contains a cloth visual acuity chart
Ready for training
Newly trained team deliver skills and knowledge using the SIMulation tools
Optic Nerve Head training: Normal, swollen, pale, cupped, new vessels at the disc
Assessment of skill and knowledge after training
Trained eye care professionals equipped and empowered to do good work