Upimaji wa uoni ya mbali kwa watu wazima, na watoto zaidi ya miaka minane

Maendeleo ya usoMaji Mada:

Maelekezo

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.

Upimaji wa uoni wa mbali

Chati

Maelekezo

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.

  • Eleza kwamba kwa kila E watakayoonyesha; waonyeshe uelekeo wake, kwa kutumia mkono au wakuambie

angalia wanaelewa. Sahihi ikiwa ni lazima.

  • Elekeza chini ya herufi E kwenye mstari wa juu (6/60) wa chati
  • Ask the person to show or tell you which direction the E is facing up, down, left or right.

E yenye mkono kuashiria kutazama juu.

E yenye mkono kuashiria kutazama chini.

E yenye mkono kuashiria kutazama kulia.

E yenye mkono kuashiria kutazama kushoto.

If a person is unable to understand or carry out the instructions, do not continue with the distance vision screen. Select unable to complete distance vision screen skip to eye health screen and refer to an eye health professional.

Miwani ya macho

Swali

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

Chagua jibu moja.


Hapana ni sahihi!

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

Maelekezo

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.

Swali

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?

Chagua jibu moja.


Hapana ni sahihi!

Kukandamiza jicho kwa mkono kunaweza kuwa na madhara. Inaweza pia kuifanya iwe vigumu zaidi kuona vizuri kutoka kwa jicho hilo baada ya kugandamizwa.

Tekeleza upimaji wa uoni wa mbali

Maelekezo

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:

  • Under 40 years skip to the eye health screen
  • 40 years or older continue to near vision screen.

If No for either eye:

  • Top line skip to the eye health screen and refer to eye health professional urgently
  • Bottom line skip to the eye health screen and refer to eye health professional.

Kazi

Katika vikundi:

  • 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.

Swali

UnamKumbuka Luciana?

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?

Chagua jibu moja.



Uko sahihi kama umechagua "a" kama jibu sahihi!

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