Agreement and Diagnostic Accuracy of Vision Screening in Children by Teachers, Community Eye-Health Workers and Vision Technicians

Authors Marmamula, S. , Khanna, R.C. , Mettla, A.L. , Pehere, N.K. , Keeffe, J.E. , et. al.

Date 2017

Keywords Global, Research and Evaluation Methods, Scope of Practice, Selected Health Conditions

An article from Clinical and Experimental Optometry comparing the accuracy of vision screening by community health workers, teachers, and vision technicians in a sub-district in India. The authors report that there is not a significant difference between the accuracy of trained community health workers and teachers in administering eye exams.