El último paso de la exploración de la visión consiste en hablar y llegar a un acuerdo con la persona sobre las acciones que deberá tomar.
Las opciones disponibles son:
- Derivar a la persona para que le hagan una evaluación por un problema de salud ocular.
- Derivar a la persona a un profesional de la salud ocular para que le realicen un examen ocular más completo.
- Offer to explore whether vision assistive products that you have available may assist. Follow the procedures outlined in TAP for providing near vision spectacles or other vision assistive products.
Registre sus conclusiones en el formulario de exploración de la visión.
Instrucciones
Read more about these options as you go through this topic.
Derivar a la persona para evaluar un problema de salud ocular
No se deben proveer productos de apoyo para la visión si la persona tiene un problema de salud ocular que no ha sido evaluado ni tratado.
Consejos
Remember, the TAP vision screen form uses this icon to indicate where a referral may be needed.
Pregunta
¿Cuáles son las razones adecuadas para derivar a la persona a un médico o a un profesional de la salud ocular? Seleccione sus respuestas de la siguiente lista.
Todas las razones anteriores son suficientes para derivar a una persona a un médico o profesional de la salud ocular.
Instrucciones
Learn more about eye health and how to manage eye health problems in the TAP Primary eye care course.
Derivar a la persona a un profesional de la salud ocular
El profesional de la salud ocular realizará un examen más completo de la visión para obtener más información que la que se obtiene a partir de las pruebas sencillas de agudeza visual de lejos y de cerca utilizadas en la exploración que ofrece la capacitación.
An eye exam is necessary to carefully check the person’s eye health and vision and is needed to provide prescription spectacles.
Toda persona con baja visión debe realizarse un examen ocular completo antes de que se le prescriba cualquier producto de apoyo para la visión, ya que su afección puede ser tratable.
Refer people for an eye exam who have not already recently had an eye exam and cannot see Es on the simple distance vision test. These people may need prescription spectacles, other eye health services, or low vision assistive products.
Ofrézcase a investigar si los productos de apoyo para la visión que dispone pueden ser de utilidad.
Near vision spectacles: People who may benefit from near vision spectacles are those who:
- Have passed the simple distance vision test
- Cannot see 3 or more Es on the simple near vision test
- sean mayores de 40 años.
Low vision assistive products: People who may benefit from low vision assistive products are those who have some vision, however cannot see Es during the simple distance vision test.
Instrucciones
For more information about providing near vision spectacles and low vision assistive products, see TAP modules:
- Near vision spectacles
- Magnifying glasses and telescopes.
Pregunta
¿Sobre qué acciones hablaría con estas personas?
1. Mabel is 50 years old and has no signs of an eye health problem. She passed the distance vision test, however she could not see the Es during the near vision test.
Mabel may benefit from near vision spectacles. If you have these available, complete the four steps to provide near vision spectacles (Near vision spectacles module).
2. Albert is 60 years old and wears prescription spectacles for distance vision. He has diabetes and has blurry vision. He attends the community health clinic for his diabetes, however, has not seen an eye health professional. He passed the distance vision test wearing his spectacles. However, he could not see the Es during the near vision test.
Refer Albert to an eye health clinic to check the health of his eyes.
Albert may also benefit from near vision spectacles. Let him know that he should visit the eye health clinic, and come back for near vision spectacles if the eye health professional agrees.
3. Nina is 42 years old and wears prescription spectacles, however still has difficulty seeing. Last month, she was told by her eye health professional that low vision assistive products may help her. Nina’s eyes look healthy. She could not see the large E during the distance vision test. She could see the Es during the near vision test when she held the vision chart very close to her face.
Because Nina has already seen an eye health professional in the last 3 months, and they have provided prescription spectacles and suggested low vision assistive products, explore with her whether low vision assistive products such as a magnifying glass and/or telescope may help improve her vision.