Table 4 Job confidence of the OTs (n = 70)
From: Practice scope and job confidence of two-year trained optometry technicians in Eritrea
Job domain | Job skills | Number of confident OTs (%) | Confidence score (out of 3) ± SD | Mean domain percentage score ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Refraction | Visual Acuity Assessment | 69 (98.6) | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 60.7 ± 12.0 |
Retinoscopy | 46 (65.7) | 1.8 ± 0.9 | ||
Subjective Refraction | 65 (92.9) | 2.8 ± 0.6 | ||
Refraction in Children | 15 (21.4) | 1.0 ± 0.9 | ||
Low vision | 12 (17.1) | 0.7 ± 0.9 | ||
Clinical Examination and Diagnosis | History Taking | 57 (81.4) | 2.5 ± 0.9 | 43.1 ± 19.3 |
Slit lamp Examination | 23 (32.9) | 1.1 ± 1.0 | ||
Ophthalmoscopy | 33 (47.1) | 1.5 ± 0.9 | ||
Detection of Anterior Segment Anomaly | 22 (31.4) | 1.2 ± 0.9 | ||
Detection of Posterior Segment Anomaly | 12 (17.1) | 0.7 ± 0.8 | ||
Making a correct diagnosis | 27 (38.6) | 1.2 ± 0.9 | ||
Tonometry | 19 (27.1) | 1.0 ± 0.9 | ||
Primary Eye Care and Management | Providing Primary management of common ocular conditions | 27 (38.6) | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 41.6 ± 17.9 |
Providing appropriate referral | 39 (55.7) | 1.8 ± 1.0 | ||
Management of ocular emergency | 10 (14.3) | 0.7 ± 0.8 | ||
Dispensing Services | Simple single vision spectacles | 30 (42.9) | 1.3 ± 1.1 | 39.8 ± 29.3 |
Complex (high power) single vision spectacles | 30 (42.9) | 1.3 ± 1.1 | ||
Bifocal spectacles | 27 (38.6) | 1.2 ± 1.1 | ||
Progressive addition spectacles | 20 (28.6) | 0.9 ± 0.9 | ||
Community Service and Management | Community Eye Health Education | 36 (51.4) | 1.5 ± 1.1 | 43.6 ± 31.6 |
Screening services | 30 (42.9) | 1.3 ± 1.0 | ||
Vision Centre Management | 22 (31.4) | 1.1 ± 1.1 | ||
Overall Practice | 46.4 ± 14.2 | |||