Table 3.
Distribution of refraction services within the study facilities
Variable | Facility type | Type of service provider | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public n (%) |
Private n (%) |
General Hospital n (%) |
Ophthalmology Hospital n (%) |
Ophthalmology Clinic n (%) |
Optical Outlet n (%) |
|
Optical dispensing unit present | ||||||
Yes | 0 (0.0) | 9 (75.0) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (100) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (75.0) |
No | 2 (100) | 3 (25.0) | 2 (66.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (25.0) |
Contact lens assessment unit present | ||||||
Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 2 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) |
Low vision assessment and services available | ||||||
Yes | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 2 (100.0) | 12 (100.0) | 3 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) |
Type of objective refraction performed | ||||||
Manual refraction (Retinoscopy) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Autorefraction | 0 (0.0) | 5 (41.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (40.0) | 2 (50.0) |
Both | 2 (100) | 7 (58.3) | 2 (66.7) | 2 (100) | 3 (60.0) | 2 (50.0) |
Cyclorefraction performed | ||||||
Yes | 2 (100) | 7 (58.3) | 2 (66.7) | 2 (100.0) | 5 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 0 (0.0) | 5 (41.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) |
Patient records maintained | ||||||
Yes | 2 (100) | 9 (75.0) | 3 (100.0) | 2 (100.0) | 3 (60.0) | 3 (75.0) |
No | 0 (0.0) | 3 (25.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (40.0) | 1 (25.0) |
Involved in school screening | ||||||
Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (8.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (50.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
No | 2 (100.0) | 11 (91.7) | 3 (100.0) | 1 (50.0) | 5 (100.0) | 4 (100.0) |