Comm Eye Health Vol. 32 No. 107 2019. Published online 17 December, 2019
Examining the eye
A number of common eye diseases can be detected by examining the eye with a torch and assessing vision using a visual acuity chart, both of which are relatively inexpensive and easy to find. Carrying out a good eye examination is a skill that is worth practising and doing well, and in this issue we will show you how.
Articles in this issue –
- Examining the eye
- Putting patients first: how to carry out a patient-centred eye examination
- How to take a complete eye history
- Letter to the editor – When something goes wrong
- How to measure distance visual acuity
- How to prescribe spectacles for near vision
- How to examine the front of the eye
- The Arclight and how to use it
- Tips for assessing vision in a baby or child
- Testing the red reflex
- How to check eye alignment and movement
- Measuring intraocular pressure
- Examining visual fields
- Beyond VISION 2020: universal eye health coverage and the elimination of trachoma
- The Community Eye Health Journal in your pocket
- Test your knowledge and understanding
- Picture quiz #107
- In this Issue : Key community eye health messages
- Using mHealth to improve eye care in remote areas of Iran
From our South Asia Edition –
- Comprehensive eye examination: what does it mean?
- Advances in anterior segment examination
- Diagnosing glaucoma
- Recent advances in retinal imaging and diagnostics
- Managing demand generation with evidence