Detecting vision-threatening conditions in early childhood: How one program uses instrument-based vision screening to achieve high-quality referrals.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Vaughan, Joannah; Dale, Talitha; Karr, Daniel
- Source
- Ophthalmology Times. 2/1/2019, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p31-31. 1p.
- Subject
- *EYE examination
*AMBLYOPIA
*MEDICAL referrals
*NOSOLOGY
*PEDIATRICS
*PRIMARY health care
*VISION testing
*VISUAL acuity
*CHILDREN
*PREVENTION
*DIAGNOSIS
*THERAPEUTICS
*DISEASE risk factors
- Language
- ISSN
- 0193-032X
The article discusses a 2019 updated guidance on regular vision-screening assessments in early childhood to reduce persistent amblyopia risk at 7 years of age. Topics covered include instrument-based vision screening's ability to identify high-quality referrals in refractive error, media clarity, and ocular alignment, and its lesser time consumption than traditional optotypes. Also noted is the high-quality photoscreening achieved by the Oregon Elks Preschool Vision Screening Program.