Table 3.

Responses to clinical eye health vignettes presented to PHWs

Vignettes:	Correct diagnosis	Correct course of action
1) A mother brings her 10 year old daughter saying that she has had red eyes for 2 days and her eyelids are stuck together in the morning.	16/20 (80 %)	18/20 (90 %)
2) An old lady attends the clinic complaining of a painful eye, and she says the vision has almost gone in that eye. When you look at her eyes, one eye is very red. There is no discharge.	9/20 (45 %)	16/20 (80 %)
3) A mother comes to you saying that she has seen a white spot in her 2 year old child’s eye.	14/20 (70 %)	17/20 (85 %)
4) A teacher attends saying that he is having difficulty marking school books in the evening. When you look at his eyes they look normal.	15/20 (75 %)	15/20 (75 %)
5) An elderly man attends saying that his vision is getting dimmer in both eyes, but there is no pain.	10/20 (50 %)	16/20 (80 %)