BLINDNESS(OVERVIEW)

  OVERVIEW OF BLINDNESS DEFINITION Blindness is defined as visual acuity of 3/60 or worse or visual field of 10 degrees from fixation or worse in the better eye. There are four levels of visual function, according to the International…

CONJUNCTIVITIS PART2

  Diagnosis  •By presenting signs and symptoms •Procedure of conjunctival swabs (bacterial or viral) •Patch test: used for detection of delayed allergic reactions. •Conjunctival scrapes for cytology – chlamydial fungi, allergy and dysplasia Flourescerine Dye stain: stain presentation Phynolephrine bleaching…

CHILD ABUSE (COMPLETION)

  3. Emotional Abuse Emotional abuse is persistent or severe emotional ill-treatment or rejection and may have adverse negative effects on the emotional and behavioral development of a child. It covers terms such as- verbal abuse, mental abuse, psychological maltreatment.…

CHILD ABUSE

What are the 5 types of child abuse??? 1. Physical abuse 2. Sexual abuse 3. Emotional abuse 4. Child Neglect 5. Child Exploitation e.g for labour or sex (a subset of 1-4) 1.) PHYSICAL ABUSE Physical abuse is the ‘actual or…

SAFEGUARDING (CHILD AND ALDULT PROCTECTION)

 What is child and adults-at-risk Safeguarding? A set of organizational policies, procedures and practices designed to ensure that no harm comes to people as a result of contact with an organization’s programs, operations or people. This also means that any…

PRIMARY EYE CARE (INTRODUCTION)

  Primary eye care (PEC) is a broad concept, encompassing the prevention of potentially blinding eye diseases through primary health care (PHC), Immunization against major infectious diseases, Prevention and control of local endemic diseases, Appropriate treatment of common diseases and…