Primary Eye Care
To reduce needless blindness the WHO World Report on Vision recommends eye care to be universally accessible.
All member states are consequently encouraged to include Primary Eye Care within general health care service provision.
This is to ensure that ophthalmic knowledge, skills and diagnostic tools become a routine part of health delivery at all levels of the care system.
To help achieve this the Arclight Project has developed a range of PEC training materials and equipment. These include:
Atoms course cards
Posters of examinations and procedures
Instructional videos of examinations and procedures
A Range of primary eye care tools
The educational content is based on the WHO PEC manual for Africa and cover the topics of:
History taking for:
- red eye
- loss of vision
- eye lid disease
- childhood presentations
Examination of:
- visual acuity
- pupils
- front of the eye
- fundal (aka ‘red’) reflex
Tools:
- Visual Acuity Charts for Near and Distance
- Measuring Tape
- Arclight ophthalmoscope
- Wilson loupe and otoscope
How to perform eye care procedures:
- clean an eye
- apply a warm compress
- irrigate an eye
- epilation
- remove a foreign body
- instil drops and ointment
- make and apply a pad and shield
- dispense near glasses
- guide someone with sight loss
If you would like to use these resources for primary eye care programmes please get in touch by email: arclight@st-andrews.ac.uk.
Primary eye care training materials
Trainer explaining how to use the Wilson device to examine the pupils
Pupil examination training with mobile phone application
Instructional video for irrigating an eye
Participant using the Wilson device
Pupil and Fundal Reflex PEC ‘Atoms’ cards
Fundal reflex training
Pupils of participant being examined with the Wilson device
Trained trainer delivering PEC to Health Surveillance Assistants
Trainers discussing course materials
Trainers equiment
Fundal (aka ‘red’) reflex training with simulation eyes