Table 3 Current practice pattern (n = 70)
From: Practice scope and job confidence of two-year trained optometry technicians in Eritrea
Details of practice | Number of Optometry Technicians (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Type of health institute | National Referral Hospital | 12 (17.1) |
Regional (Zoba) Hospitals | 20 (28.6) | |
Vision Centre | 38 (54.3) | |
Involvement in specific practice area | Refraction | 70 (100) |
Dispensing | 44 (62.9) | |
Clinical examination of patients | 25 (35.7) | |
Diagnostic examination | 16 (22.9) | |
Low vision | 3 (4.3) | |
Binocular vision/orthoptics evaluation/management | 8 (11.4) | |
Other areas (operation theatre assistance, minor surgery) | 5 (7.10) | |
Community outreach programs | 8 (11.4) | |
Prescribing medicines for eye diseases | 27 (38.6) | |
Specific details in refraction practice | Performs objective refraction in all possible cases | 64 (91.4) |
Uses only autorefractor for objective refraction | 63 (90.0) | |
Routinely prescribes glasses without subjective verification | 7 (10.0) | |
Performs cycloplegic refraction in indicated cases | 15 (21.4) | |