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The publisher of the journal, the International Centre for Eye Health, publishes many resources for teaching and learning community eye health. Most are available to download from the list below. Printed copies, CDs and videos are distributed by Teaching-aids At Low Cost (TALC), PO Box 49, St Albans, Herts, AL1 5TX, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 1727 853869. Fax: +44 (0) 1727 846852. Email: info@talcuk.org. Web: www.talcuk.org
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A large collection of links to useful resources for prevention of blindness and community eye health.
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Books & manuals
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Online copies |
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Collaboration with African traditional healers for the prevention of blindness. |
A training manual explaining why traditional healers should be involved in prevention of blindness activities and giving specific recommendations for working with healers. |
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Effective teaching and learning for eye health workers. |
A booklet based on articles on teaching and learning from the Community Eye Health Journal now expanded and updated. It aims to stimulate readers to become more effective teachers. |
Low income countries: Free High income countries: £5 |
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Eye surgery in hot climates - 3rd ed. |
This book is intended as a practical guide to eye surgery in rural areas of resource poor countries, where there is no access to modern technology and expensive treatment. |
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Global review and practical manual for the prevention of world blindness. |
Selected and updated articles from Community Eye Health Journal, 1988-2003. This manual is available to download only. |
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Hanyane - a village struggles for eye health. |
This book deals with primary eye care in the context of community health and development and provides a practical guide to the diagnosis and management of common eye problems. |
£5 |
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Healthy eyes activity book for primary schools - 2nd ed. |
An activity book for children about how to look after their eyes. Each section ends with a summary of the main health messages to prevent blindness. All the illustrations are done by children with line drawings which encourages them to be active as they read it. |
Low income countries: Free High income countries: £5 |
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Manual for VISION 2020 - The Right to Sight workshops. |
A manual with practical exercises introducing the VISION 2020 priority diseases and how to plan a VISION 2020 programme. This manual is available to download only. |
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A guide for National Eye Health Coordinators when developing, managing, facilitating and managing national eye health plans. |
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Ophthalmic operating theatre practice. |
This manual provides practical guidance and standards for creating an efficient and effective service on the ophthalmic operating theatre. |
£10 |
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Planning for VISION 2020 at the district level. |
The manual documents lessons being learnt from three successful but different district models that have been developed in response to local conditions in Zambia, India and Ecuador. |
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Refraction training course manual. |
The manual covers understanding about refractive errors, refracting a patient accurately and determining the patient's treatment needs. |
£5 |
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Suppurative keratitis - a laboratory manual and guide to management. |
Corneal infection is one of the most important causes of preventable blindness. This manual covers the identification of the causative agent and the effective management of the ulcer to save sight. |
£5 |
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Technology guidelines for a district eye care programme |
Guidance on the personnel, equipment and supplies needed for setting up a district eye care programme. |
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Technology for VISION 2020. |
Selected and updated articles on technology for ophthalmic practice from the Community Eye Health Journal. |
Low income countries: Free High income countries: £5 |
CDs and software
Title |
Description |
CD copies |
Online copies |
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Community Eye Health Update 5 |
The latest (2010) edition of this CD contains recent English, French, Spanish & Portuguese editions of the Community Eye Health Journal, plus many other useful publications and pictures. |
Free. |
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Monitoring Cataract Surgical Outcomes. |
Different packages to monitor the visual outcome of cataract surgery, and many supporting documents and instruction guides. |
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Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness (RAAB). |
RAAB is a rapid methodology to conduct a population based survey of visual impairment and eye care services among people aged 50 years and over. The package includes: installation software and manual, IOV training forms, survey data collection instructions, RAAB survey forms and further reading. |
£5. |
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Topics in international health CD. Trachoma - 2nd ed. |
This CD provides a guide to trachoma and the SAFE strategy. |
Low income country: Free (mention ICEH as supplier). High income country: £2.50 |
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WHO Childhood Blindness Software. |
The WHO Childhood Blindness Software is to analyse eye examination records for children with blindness and low vision. The eye examination record is designed for recording causes of visual loss amongst children in blind school and hospital based studies. It can also be used in population based surveys to record causes of visual loss and blindness in children. |
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Posters
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Description |
Printed copies |
Online copies |
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Assisting the blind and visually impaired. |
A2 size poster with a 10 step illustrated guide to assisting the blind and visually impaired. |
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Care of ophthalmic surgical instruments. |
A2 size poster covering handling and safety, maintenance and storage, transportation and security of surgical instruments. |
Low income countries: Free High income countries: £3 |
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Control of infection in ophthalmic practice. |
A2 size poster covering risk reduction principles and what to do in the event of a needle stick injury. |
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Eye injury. |
A2 size poster covering the causes and primary level management of eye injuries. |
Low income countries: Free High income countries: £3 |
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Red eye. |
A2 size poster with differential diagnosis and primary level management of red eye with no injury: conjunctivitis, corneal ulcer, acute iritis, acute glaucoma. |
Low income countries: Free High income countries: £3 |
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Sterilization and disinfection in developing countries. |
A2 size poster - reference for ophthalmic practice in developing countries. |
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Teaching sets
Title |
Description |
Printed copies |
Online copies |
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Examination of the eyes. |
A practical tool for teaching eye health workers. This teaching set is only available to download. |
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Eye in primary health care. |
This teaching set is a practical tool for teaching eye health workers. This teaching set is only available to download. |
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HIV/AIDS and the eye. |
HIV infection and AIDS affect all the body systems and include the eye and its adnexae. This teaching set introduces the disease, describing modes of transmission, prevention, the clinical disease and then eye involvement. |
Low income countries: £15 High income countries: £20 |
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Leprosy and the eye. |
A practical tool for teaching health workers how to recognise and refer leprosy patients with eye disease. It also sets out the measures necessary for the treatment of eye disease in leprosy. |
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Practical ophthalmic procedures, vol. 1. |
This teaching set is designed to equip the student with the following ophthalmic skills: cleaning eyelids,instilling eye drops, applying eye ointment, taping an eyelid closed, applying an eye pad and eye shield, applying an eye bandage. |
Low income countries: £15 High income countries: £20 |
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Practical ophthalmic procedures, vol. 2. |
This teaching set is designed to equip the student with six ophthalmic skills: eyelid control during eye examination, examining a baby or young child, everting the upper eyelid, removing the sub-tarsal foreign body, epilation of eyelashes, cutting of eyelashes. |
Low income countries: £15 High income countries: £20 |
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Practical ophthalmic procedures, vol. 3. |
This teaching set is designed to equip the student with the following ophthalmic skills: hot spoon bathing, tape correction for lower eyelid entropion, irrigation of the eye, management of an eye prosthesis or conformer, Schirmer's test, eyelid cleansing for blepharitis. |
Low income countries: £15 High income countries: £20 |
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Practical ophthalmic procedures, vol. 4. |
This teaching set is designed to equip the student with the following ophthalmic skills: staining the cornea, Schiotz tonometry, applanation tonometry, lacrimal syringing, sub-conjunctival injection, removing the corneal foreign body. |
Low income countries: £15 High income countries: £20 |
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Prevention of childhood blindness. |
This teaching set covers how to recognise, treat and/or refer children with eye disease. It also sets out the measures necessary for prevention of these diseases. |
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Trachoma. |
This teaching set on trachoma covers transmission risk factors, clinical features, medical and surgical treatments, preventive measures and the SAFE strategy for the control of trachoma. This teaching set is only available to download. |
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Videos & DVDs
Title |
Description |
Video/DVD copies |
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How to Make Low Vision Devices. |
PAL format only. |
£5 |
Low Vision - High Hopes. |
PAL format only. |
£5 |
Ophthalmic Instruments and Equipment. |
PAL format only. A step by step video illustrating the care and maintenance of ophthalmic instruments and equipment. |
£7 |
The Posterior Chamber Intra-ocular Lens.TT surgery training DVD |
PAL format only. This 23 minute video starts with an introduction about cataract blindness and the use of implants. It then shows a well tried technique for extracapsular extraction with a posterior chamber lens implant. The technique is suitable for use in developing countries. |
£10 |
NEW Pre-orders now being taken TT surgery training DVD |
DVD only. Step-by-step teaching videos of both bilamellar tarsal rotation (BLTR) and posterior lamellar tarsal rotation (PLTR) procedures. In addition, there is extensive supporting material, such as the assessment and counselling of patients, setting up an operating theatre, sterilising instruments and post-operative care. |
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