Does training clinic nurses to test pinhole visual acuity as a screen for glaucoma increase glaucoma referrals to eye care professionals? A pilot study in Malawi.

Dean, William H

Does training clinic nurses to test pinhole visual acuity as a screen for glaucoma increase glaucoma referrals to eye care professionals? A pilot study in Malawi. [electronic resource] - Ophthalmic epidemiology Oct 2012 - 293-6 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1744-5086

10.3109/09286586.2012.712193 doi


Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Delivery of Health Care--statistics & numerical data
Education, Nursing--statistics & numerical data
Female
Glaucoma--diagnosis
Humans
Inservice Training--statistics & numerical data
Malawi--epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Ophthalmology--statistics & numerical data
Pilot Projects
Referral and Consultation--statistics & numerical data
Rural Population--statistics & numerical data
Vision Screening--instrumentation
Visual Acuity--physiology