Research Article
Assessing the Progress towards Achieving “VISION 2020: The Right to Sight” Initiative in Ghana
Table 3
List of essential equipment available in the surveyed facilities.
| Category of equipment | Listed equipment | Type of facility | Tertiary () | Regional () | Metro () | Mun/Dist () | CHAG () |
| Refraction | Autorefractor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Lensometer | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Streak retinoscope | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | Test type (distance) | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 15 | Test type (near) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 15 | Trail frame | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 15 | Trial lens set | 3 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 15 |
| Cataract surgery | A-scan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Applanation tonometer | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | Autorefractor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Cataract surgical set | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Direct ophthalmoscope | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 14 | Gonio lens | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Head loupe | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | Keratometer | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Operating microscope | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | Slit lamp biomicroscope | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| Glaucoma screening, surgery and follow-up | A-scan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Applanation tonometer | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | ARGON laser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Direct ophthalmoscope | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 14 | Fundus camera | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fundus lens | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Glaucoma set | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Gonio lens | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | OCT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Schiotz tonometer | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | Slit lamp biomicroscope | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 12 | Visual field analyser | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | YAG laser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Diabetic retinopathy screening | ARGON laser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Binocular indirect ophthalmoscope | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Direct ophthalmoscope | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 14 | Fundus camera | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | OCT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Visual field analyser | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | YAG laser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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n: total number of facilities at each level.
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