Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions
Pediatric vision screening detects children at risk for visual conditions with the goal of connecting those in need with an eye care provider for evaluation and treatment. The primary aim for vision screening in younger children is the detection of those at risk for amblyopia, which can result in ir...
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| author | Christina Ambrosino Xi Dai Bani Antonio Aguirre Megan E. Collins |
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| description | Pediatric vision screening detects children at risk for visual conditions with the goal of connecting those in need with an eye care provider for evaluation and treatment. The primary aim for vision screening in younger children is the detection of those at risk for amblyopia, which can result in irreversible vision loss if left untreated. In older children, screening goals broaden to include the detection of risk for uncorrected refractive error. In the United States, professional organization guidelines and state-mandated requirements for vision screening vary widely across both the timing and components of screening. In this article, we describe the goals and components of pediatric vision screenings, current challenges, novel approaches to providing follow-up services through school-based vision programs, and future directions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7cc7d861c16541feba2c5647374ec4932023-11-17T10:21:00ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672023-03-0110349010.3390/children10030490Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future DirectionsChristina Ambrosino0Xi Dai1Bani Antonio Aguirre2Megan E. Collins3Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAJohns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAWilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USAWilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USAPediatric vision screening detects children at risk for visual conditions with the goal of connecting those in need with an eye care provider for evaluation and treatment. The primary aim for vision screening in younger children is the detection of those at risk for amblyopia, which can result in irreversible vision loss if left untreated. In older children, screening goals broaden to include the detection of risk for uncorrected refractive error. In the United States, professional organization guidelines and state-mandated requirements for vision screening vary widely across both the timing and components of screening. In this article, we describe the goals and components of pediatric vision screenings, current challenges, novel approaches to providing follow-up services through school-based vision programs, and future directions.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/3/490vision screeningrefractive erroramblyopiaschool-based vision programs |
| spellingShingle | Christina Ambrosino Xi Dai Bani Antonio Aguirre Megan E. Collins Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions Children vision screening refractive error amblyopia school-based vision programs |
| title | Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions |
| title_full | Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions |
| title_fullStr | Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions |
| title_short | Pediatric and School-Age Vision Screening in the United States: Rationale, Components, and Future Directions |
| title_sort | pediatric and school age vision screening in the united states rationale components and future directions |
| topic | vision screening refractive error amblyopia school-based vision programs |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/10/3/490 |
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