Distance vision screen for adults, and children over eight years

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إرشادات

In this topic you will learn how to carry out a distance vision screen for adults, and children over eight years old using a distance E-chart.

فحص الرؤية البعيدة

مخطّط اختبار الرؤية

إرشادات

For adults, and children over eight years select the distance E-chart on the PEC Screen form.

Chart with two lines of E’s. The top larger line (6/60) has four E’s with legs facing up, right, left and down. The smaller line (6/12) is outlined by a rectangle and has five E’s with legs facing down, right, up, down, left

Explain the vision screen using the distance E-chart.

  • وضَِح أنّه مع كل حرف (E) تشير إليه، يبيِّن الطفل الاتجاه المقابل للحرف (E) بيده، أو يخبرك به.

تحقّق من فهم الطفل، وصحِّح له إذا لزم الأمر.

  • قم بالإشارة أسفل الحرف E في السطر العلوي (6/60) من مخطّط اختبار الرؤية
  • Ask the person to show or tell you which direction the E is facing up, down, left or right.

يشار إلى الحرف E باليد لبيان اتّجاهه لأعلى.

يشار باليد إلى الحرف E لبيان اتّجاهه إلى أسفل.

يشار باليد إلى الحرف E لبيان اتّجاهه يميناً.

يشار باليد إلى الحرف E لبيان اتّجاهه يساراً.

إذا كان الشخص غير قادر على فهم التعليمات أو تنفيذها، لا تكمل شاشة الرؤية عن بُعد. حدد غير قادر على إكمال شاشة الرؤية عن بعد انتقل إلى فحص صحة العين و راجع أخصائي صحة العيون.

النظّارات

سؤال

If a person wears near vision spectacles, should they wear them for the distance vision screen?

حدِّد إجابة واحدة.


الإجابة "لا" صحيحة!

Near vision spectacles are for near vision activities like reading. A person does not need to wear them for a distance vision screen.

إرشادات

Start with the person’s right eye and top line.

Ask the person to cover their left eye with an occluder (or palm of their left hand), leaving the right eye open to see.

سؤال

When explaining to the person how to cover their eye, should you ask the person to press their hand firmly onto their eye to make sure it is covered properly?

حدِّد إجابة واحدة.


الإجابة "لا" صحيحة!

يمكن أن يكون الضغط على العين باليد ضارّاً، كما قد يزيد من صعوبة الرؤية بوضوح بتلك العين بعد الضغط عليها.

إجراء فحص الرؤية البعيدة

إرشادات

Watch the video of a health worker carrying out a distance vision screen for a person older than eight years.

Record result

Results using the distance E-chart are recorded in the same way as the HOTV chart.

The same number of letters must be matched correctly on the top line and bottom line using the distance E-chart and HOTV chart.

Distance vision screen section of PEC Screen form.

If the person achieves Yes to top and bottom lines, both eyes, check their age:

  • أقل من 40 عامًا تخطي إلى فحص صحة العين
  • 40 years or older continue to near vision screen.

If No for either eye:

  • الخط العلوي انتقل إلى فحص صحة العين و الرجوع إلى أخصائي صحة العين على وجه السرعة
  • Bottom line skip to the eye health screen and refer to eye health professional.

نشاط

التَدَرَّب في شكل مجموعات على ما يلي:

  • Explain the distance vision screen using the distance E-chart
  • Agree whether the person shows the direction the E is facing with their hand, or by telling you. Practice to check they understand
  • Complete the screen
  • Record the result on the PEC Screen form.

Take turns to be health worker and person being screened.

سؤال

هل تتذكَّر لوسيانا؟

Luciana is 73 years old and lives with her husband Jose. She attended a primary eye care appointment.

In her distance vision screen, Luciana achieved Yes to top and bottom lines, both eyes.

What should the health worker do next?

حدِّد إجابة واحدة.



الخيار "أ" إجابة صحيحة!

As Luciana is over 40 years old and she passed the distance vision screen, the health worker should continue to the near vision screen.