Nutrition as a Mediator of Visual Health Across the Lifespan

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Billy R Hammond
Keyword(s):  
Visual Health

Childhood Visual Health Needs Improving

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
PATRICE WENDLING
Keyword(s):  
Health Needs ◽  
Visual Health

An Intervention of Acupressure and Interactive Multimedia to Improve Visual Health Among Taiwanese Schoolchildren

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei-Ling Yeh ◽  
Ching-Hsiu Chen ◽  
Hsing-Hsia Chen ◽  
Kuan-Chia Lin
Keyword(s):  
Interactive Multimedia ◽  
Visual Health

Magnitude and causes of visual impairment amongst school children in the Bono Region of Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Opoku-Yamoah ◽  
Nishanee Rampersad ◽  
Nonkululeko T. Gcabashe
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
School Children ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Allergic Conjunctivitis ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Visual Health ◽  
Uncorrected Refractive Error ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Information on the visual health of school children can assist in developing strategies to reduce preventable causes of visual impairment (VI) and maintain good vision.Aim: This study aimed to determine the magnitude and causes of VI amongst basic school children aged 6–16 years in the Bono Region of Ghana.Setting: The study site included five basic schools in 12 administrative districts of the Bono Region of Ghana.Methods: A multistage random sampling technique was used to enrol 645 participants from five selected public schools.Results: Overall, 1.4% of the sample had some form of VI that was worse than mild or no VI, and ocular conditions were present amongst 45.1% of the participants. Uncorrected refractive error (URE) was found amongst 9.8% of the study participants (n = 63) and was an important cause of VI. Other ocular conditions detected in the sample included allergic conjunctivitis (n = 174), cataract (n = 2) and keratoconus (n = 2). Overall, 632 (98.0%) participants recorded a visual acuity (VA) of 20/20 – 20/60, 11 (1.7%) participants had a VA of 20/60 – 20/200, 1 (0.15%) participant had a VA of 20/200 – 10/200 and 1 (0.15%) participant had a VA of 10/200.Conclusion: The presence of ocular conditions was high amongst the study participants (45.1%). However, the prevalence of VI was found to be low (1.4%) with URE being the most common cause. This study supports the need to intensify awareness of ocular conditions and/or VI in basic schools through regular vision health screening and education.

scholarly journals Thalime: A mobile app designed just for patients and their families

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hatley Forrest McMicking
Keyword(s):  
One Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mobile App ◽  
Blood Transfusions ◽  
Health Resource ◽  
Management Tools ◽  
Virtual Coaching ◽  
Health Tracking ◽  
Peer Community ◽  
Visual Health

Introducing the first mobile app designed specifically for the Thalassemia community; Thalime, your personalized private community. Thalime is a free app that connects patients and caregivers of Thalassemia to others who know what you’re going through. Learn about your condition from a trusted source. Improve your well-being with health-tracking tools. Get support from others just like you. With personalized disease management tools designed to make life easier every day, Thalime is your all-in-one health resource that empowers you to be in control of your health. Build your private peer community to learn, share and receive support. Follow programs and set goals with our personalized recommendations and virtual coaching. Track your progress with our visual health tracker for blood transfusions and medication tracker. Additional health tracker tools allow you to monitor and share your mood, energy, pain and more.

Effects of lensed-indirect and parabolic lighting on the satisfaction, visual health, and productivity of office workers

Ergonomics ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 260-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN HEDGE ◽  
WILLIAM R. SIMS ◽  
FRANKLIN D. BECKER
Keyword(s):  
Office Workers ◽  
Visual Health

scholarly journals Access barriers to visual health

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
María Alejandra Rodríguez-Echeverría ◽  
Angélica María Páez-Castro
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
World Health ◽  
Local Health Authority ◽  
Barriers To Access ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Visual Health ◽  
Care System

A number of factors and conditions hinder and restrict access to the health care system and its different services; these barriers to access put at risk the health of people by affecting adequate processes. Objective: To carry out a literature review on barriers to access to the health care system and visual health services in Colombia and around the world. Methodology: A literature review was carried out based on a search of the Medline, ScienceDirect, and Pubmed databases, as well as indexed public health journals and the websites of the Local Health Authority, the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization, the UNESCO, and the Brien Holden Vision Institute. Results: The main barriers related to demand, both in general services and in visual health, are the lack of perception on the need for service and lack of economic resources; at the offer level, the existing policies constitute a real obstacle. Conclusions: Awareness-raising in the population, together with the implementation of health policies that grant equal access to health care services, are fundamental to prevent people from being affected, to a large extent, by barriers related to demand or offer, regardless of their location or level of income.

VISUAL HEALTH IN THE CLASSROOM

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrés Gene-Sampedro ◽  
Andres Gené-Morales ◽  
Javier Gené-Morales ◽  
Inmaculada Bueno-Gimeno ◽  
David Oliver-Huerta
Keyword(s):  
Visual Health

Visual health assessments for palms

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
Seth A. Blair ◽  
Andrew K. Koeser ◽  
Gary W. Knox ◽  
Lara A. Roman ◽  
Mack Thetford
Keyword(s):  
Health Assessments ◽  
Visual Health

Assessment of benefit in tele-ophthalmology using a consensus panel

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 140-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Taylor ◽  
Craig Kennedy ◽  
Ian Murdoch ◽  
Kathy Johnston ◽  
Colin Cook ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
General Health ◽  
Slit Lamp ◽  
Consensus Process ◽  
Consensus Panel ◽  
Definite Improvement ◽  
Potential Improvement ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Visual Health

A videoconferencing link was established from a hospital in South Africa to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. A clinician in South Africa used a video slit-lamp and videoconferencing equipment to capture images and communicate with a specialist in London. Over 12 months, 113 cases were discussed in teleconsultations. Case-notes were subsequently obtained for 90 cases (80%). Three consultant ophthalmologists took part in the consensus process, one from the UK and two from South Africa. The consensus panel achieved on average 78–96% agreement on the items rated. In approximately half the cases, the panel judged that teleconsultation had had an effect on diagnosis. In nine cases (10%) there was potential for definite improvement in visual health as a result of tele-ophthalmology and in a further 48 cases (53%) there was potential for possible improvement in visual health. The consensus process identified 35 cases (39%) where there was potential improvement in general health as a result of tele-ophthalmology. Despite the methodological limitations of our approach, it was possible to learn a great deal about the effectiveness of the telemedicine intervention.

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