Table 3 Practices of treatment and referral of various eye disease cases in children
From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of Ethiopian pediatricians concerning childhood eye diseases
Question | Respondent’s answer(s) | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Do you do eye examinations on children? (n = 79) | Yes | 68 (86.1) |
No | 11 (13.9) | |
How frequently do you perform eye examinations? (n = 68) | Every visit | 29 (36.7) |
When I see an eye problem | 21 (26.6) | |
When caregiver complains | 18 (22.8) | |
Which test do you usually do? (n = 68) | Pupillary response | 59 (74.7) |
Ocular motility | 39 (49.4) | |
Visual acuity | 31 (39.2) | |
Fundus examination | 1 (1.3) | |
What is/are reasons not to do eye examination? (n = 11) | Not adequately trained | 5 (6.3) |
Not my responsibility | 1 (1.3) | |
Time-consuming | 1 (1.3) | |
Difficult (i.e. children uncooperative) | 2 (2.5) | |
I do not know how to examine | 2 (2.5) | |
How do you manage children with red-eye (n = 79) | Give eye drops and refer if no improvement | 39 (49.4) |
Give eye drops | 29 (36.7) | |
Give eye drops and refer immediately | 6 (7.6) | |
Refer immediately | 5 (6.3) | |
What do you do for a child who squints? (n = 79) | Refer immediately to eye-care worker | 74 (93.7) |
Follow up and refer if it fails to resolve | 5 (6.3) | |
What do you do for a child in whom you suspect retinoblastoma? (n = 79) | Immediately refer to eye-care center | 59 (74.7) |
Order CT-scan | 17 (21.5) | |
Order B-scan ultrasonography | 3 (3.8) | |
What do you do for a child with a congenital cataract? (n = 79) | Immediately refer to eye-care worker | 79 (100.0) |
What do you do for a child you might suspect of having congenital glaucoma? (n = 79) | Refer to eye-care worker immediately | 77 (97.5) |
Give eye drops and follow up | 2 (2.5) | |
What do you do for a child with congenital tearing? (n = 79) | Immediately refer to eye-care worker | 47 (59.5) |
Maintain observation | 23 (29.1) | |
Reassure the family | 6 (7.6) | |
Give eye drops and send home | 3 (3.8) |