ArticleHawai'i journal of medicine & public health : a journal of Asia Pacific Medicine & Public Health2015
Early Childhood Vision Screening in Hawai'i Utilizing a Hand-Held Screener.
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- Scope and costs of autorefraction and photoscreening for childhood amblyopia-a systematic narrative review in relation to the EUSCREEN project data.Eye (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Referral rate for refractive amblyopia using automated vision screening in school children in Beirut, Lebanon.PloS one · 2025Article
- Amblyopia risk factors among pediatric patients in a hospital-based setting using photoscreening.PloS one · 2021Article
- Development of Refractive Parameters in 3- to 6-Year-Old Children and Its Application in Myopia Prediction and Intervention Guidance.Computational and mathematical methods in medicine · 2021Article
- Vision screening at two years does not reduce the prevalence of reduced vision at four and a half years of age.Clinical & experimental optometry · 2018Article
- Vision Screening in Infants Attending Immunization Clinics in a Developing Country.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
- Anterior chamber depth and axial length affect clinical performance of Spot Vision Screener.Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologiaArticle
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Abstract
The goal of early childhood vision screening is to detect subnormal vision and amblyopic risk factors that threaten visual development so that treatment can be initiated early to yield the highest benefit. Hand-held, portable, instrument-based vision screening devices can be used in children as young as 6 months of age. We assessed the feasibility of hand-held photoscreeners to screen for vision disorders in pre-school children in Hawai'i. A total of 137 preschool children on O'ahu in the "Tutu and Me"/Partners in Development program were screened at 6 different locations using the Plusoptix S12 hand-held photoscreener. Once technical issues were resolved, screening was fast and well tolerated. Possible vision abnormalities were found in 11 of the 137 children (8%). Poor compliance for follow-up with formal vision examination limited our ability to confirm these abnormalities. We conclude that photoscreening has the potential to facilitate early childhood vision screening in Hawai'i. The optimal referral criteria for use in Hawai'i will need to be determined after considering the age of the screening population and the available medical resources in Hawai'i. Early detection of treatable eye disorders has far-reaching benefits for the visual development and long term health and well-being of children. A comprehensive early childhood vision screening program in Hawai'i utilizing automated hand-held photoscreeners may have public health value. Such a program should integrate referral to an eye care professional for confirmation and management of vision disorders of at-risk children found on screening.
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