School Eye and Ear Health @ Leyte National High School

In partnership with Edmund Rice Ministries Foundation, Tacloban City LGU, Dr. Maybelle Pajo and the Regional Office of DOH 8, we conducted an Eye and Ear Screening in Leyte National High School last July 18-19, 2018.

Prior to the event, twelve (12) Supreme Student Government and first aiders were trained on how to use the smartphone based app, PEEK acuity to help the team in pre-screening by getting the visual acuity.

Before the screening started, a lecture/education awareness on the proper care of their eyes and ears were given. Thirty seven (37) sections of Grade VII along with the students under Special Education classes were the beneficiaries. 

Of the 1,338 screened;

• 1,205 were found to have normal vision
• 1 with cataract
• 132 were with uncorrected refractive errors (9.8%)

volunteers for visual acuity testing using the Tumbled E chart

Getting of visual acuity using the smartphone app, PEEK 

the team who came and conquered. ;)

All the 1,338 were also checked for ears and results follow:

• 154 have impacted cerumen (11.5%) all of which were removed and/or treated
• 3 found to have otitis media and were given medication
• 1 found to have fungi and was removed
• 2 found to have perforated ear drums and were referred for further assessment

And this is the usual scenario whenever we conduct eye and ear health testing in schools.

Otoscopy

Looking closely at what could be there inside the ear

Edmund Rice Ministries Foundation doing the otoscopy and removal of impacted cerumen and foreign objects

And one more look at the team who made it all happen. Cheers! ;)