News and notices. August 24, 2014

Ophthalmic nursing in Botswana

Ophthalmic nurses are involved in school health screening in Botswana. Chatawana Molao
Ophthalmic nurses are involved in school health screening in Botswana. Chatawana Molao

Ophthalmic nurses make up 90% of all eye workers in Botswana’s public sector, and they are the only eye professionals being trained inside the country.

In this article, Chatawana Molao, Head of Advanced Ophthalmic Nursing at the Molepolole Institute of Health Sciences in Botswana, gives a concise summary of the current state of play of ophthalmic nursing in Botswana, covering training options, methods of supervision and support, referral pathways, challenges and, crucially, how these might be addressed going forward.

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