Learning Outcomes

When you have studied this session, you should be able to:

• Define and use correctly all of the key words printed in bold.
• Describe the main structures of the eye and their functions.
• Describe the clinical manifestation of cataract.
• Explain how cataracts can be treated, using language that an affected person in your community can understand.
• Describe the main types of eye injuries and what first aid you would give in each case.
• Describe how you would educate people in your community on the prevention of blindness.
• Describe the effects of a foreign body in the ear and how to remove it.