Community Eye Health Journal aims to ensure that up-to-date and relevant information reaches eye care workers of all levels in a reader-friendly format that can easily be adapted for training. http://www.cehjournal.org/ Copyright © International Centre for Eye Health Sally Crook http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_021.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_021.htm Managing a successful eye clinic can be very challenging and we may have many questions to ask ourselves. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Sally Crook http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_022.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_022.htm All health services must be acceptable to attract patients. If patients and their families do not like the services, or the way in which they are offered, they will not use them! Without patients, our eye service will struggle, and we will not meet our VISION2020 goals. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Sally Crook and Boateng Wiafe http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_025.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_025.htm In addition to keeping an eye on the quality of our clinical services, making small changes in how we deliver services can have a big impact on how patients feel about their experience – which will in turn motivate them and others to come for the eye care they need. Here are a few things to you may be able to try. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Boateng Wiafe http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_026.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_026.htm Encouraging people to seek out eye care services involves raising awareness about eye care in general, raising awareness about the existence and benefits of a particular eye clinic or hospital, and being clear about the costs involved. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Helen Roberts http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_028a.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_028a.htm Building an eye centre in an area where you know there is great need for eye services is not enough. We began our work in Kwale district eighteen years ago after a feasibility study estimated that there were ten thousand people who were blind, thirty thousand with low vision, and about the same number with significant eye disease in the district. We knew that none of them were accessing eye care, but on our first day we saw only one eye patient! Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Boateng Wiafe http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_028b.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_028b.htm Lusaka Eye Hospital, in the capital city of Zambia, was established in 2001. We had to work hard to ensure that people knew about it and were coming forward for the eye care they needed. Here are the lessons we learnt. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Jonathan Pons http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_029.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_029.htm Before our patients even leave home for the clinic or hospital, they are already anxious. In this article we hope to show you how to make a patient's entry into the eye clinic as comfortable and positive an experience as possible. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Jonathan Pons http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_031.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_031.htm Improving the flow of patients through our eye programme is about making their journey easier while making the best use of our own time and resources in the eye clinic. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Elmien Wolvaardt Ellison http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_035.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_035.htm The Community Eye Health Journal would like to thank everyone who completed our recent reader survey. Here is a brief summary of the results. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Sylvana Faillaice, et al. http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_034.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_034.htm This exchange article discusses how to effectively address diabetic retinopathy (DR) with patients. Patients with diabetes must understand that diabetes can damage their eyes. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Sue Stevens http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_036a.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_036a.htm The Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology (KCCO) has been involved in a five-year pilot project to improve low vision services for children in Tanzania. Low vision services were limited to a few tertiary hospitals and were accessible to only a few children. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Sue Stevens http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_036b.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_036b.htm How to carry out tape correction for lower eyelid entropion. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Ismael Cordero http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_037.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_037.htm How to check and replace fuses. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles Paul Courtright, Matthew Burton, and Paul Emerson http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_038.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_038.htm Providing access to quality surgical services, based in the community, is critical if we are to reach the target of eliminating blindness due to trachoma. Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Articles http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_039.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_039.htm Multiple choice quiz with questions designed to test your understanding of the concepts covered in this issue and to give you an opportunity to reflect on what you have learnt.Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Continuing Professional Development http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_039a.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_039a.htm Multiple choice quiz with questions designed to test your understanding of the concepts covered in this issue and to give you an opportunity to reflect on what you have learnt.Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT Continuing Professional Development http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040a.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040a.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040b.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040b.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040c.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040c.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040d.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040d.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040e.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040e.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040f.htm http://www.cehjournal.org/0953-6833/25/jceh_25_78_040f.htm Tue, 9 Oct 2012 00:00:01 GMT News and notices