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Thank you to the following people and organizations who helped create this module.
Content developers:
Sri Marmamula, Kylie Mines.
Content contributors:
Jordan Kassalow, Jill Keefe.
Reviewers:
Rebecca Sumalini Chakram, Gillian Cochrane, Fabrizio D’Esposito, Imran Kahn, Sophie Koh, Dr Suit May Ho, Dr Manfred Moerchen, Gautee Monh Jenssen, Priya Morjaria.
Illustrations, graphics and media:
Codi Ash, Ainsley Hadden.
Video participants:
Richard Inwood, Kate Shortt.
Proof reading:
Beatrix White.
Pilot partners
India: Bangalore Baptist Hospital; Department of Health; LV Prasad Eye Institute; Mobility India; EYElliance.
Papua New Guinea: National Department of Health (NDOH) Health Facilities Standards Branch; National Capital District Community (NCDC) Health Services; Port Moresby General Hospital (PMGH) Eye Clinic; National Orthotics and Prosthetics Service (NOPS); Motivation Australia.
Source material and references
Brentnall L, Mines K, McGrath K, Mines R, Parasyn C, Walker L. National Guidelines on the Provision of Assistive Technology in Papua New Guinea. Canberra: Australian Aid (Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade); 2016 (accessed 7 January 2021)
EYElliance, World Economic Forum. Eyeglasses for Global Development: Bridging the Visual Divide. Cologny: World Economic Forum; 2016 (accessed 7 January 2021).
EssilorLuxottica 2.5NVG training kit for Vision Ambassadors
Gilbert C, Minto H, Morjaria P, Bastawrous A. Standard Guidelines for Comprehensive School Eye Health Programmes. Sightsavers International, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Brien Holden Vision Institute; (accessed 7 January 2021)
Keeffe J. Low vision kit / Keeffe, Jill. Geneva: World Health Organization Programme for the Prevention of Blindness, University of Melbourne Dept. of Opthalmology; 1995 (accessed 7 January 2021)
Low Vision Online [website]. Melbourne: Centre for Eye Research Australia; 2021 (accessed 7 January 2021)
van Dijk K, Kishiki E, Courtright P. Low Vision Care in Africa: Practical Approaches to Clinical Services, Educational Engagement and Planning. Vienna: Light for the world; 2014 (accessed 7 January 2021).
World Health Organization. International Standards for Vision Rehabilitation: Report of the international consensus conference, Rome, 9-12 December 2015. Moasca: FGE Editore; 2017 (accessed 7 January 2021)
World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa. Primary eye care training manual: a course to strengthen the capacity of health personnel to manage eye patients at primary-level health facilities in the African region. Brazzaville: World Health Organization, Regional Office for Africa; 2018 (accessed 7 January 2021)
Education and Research Unit, Brien Holden Foundation. Primary eye health and vision screening manual. Sydney, NSW, Australia: Brien Holden Foundation; 2020.
The TAP E-Chart has been developed using the LV Prasad Eye Institute E-Chart as a model.
Further reading
Health Ageing is Happy Ageing – a report on Hyderabad Ocular Morbidity in Elderly Study (HOMES)