ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2017
Weighing in on Canadian school-based vision screening: A call for action.
Article in Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Continued care and provision of glasses are necessary to improve visual and academic outcomes in children: Experience from a cluster-randomized controlled trial of school-based vision screening.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2024Trial
- Citation Network Analysis on the Influence of Vision on Academic Performance.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- National survey of paediatric vision screening programs across Canada: Identifying major gaps and call to action.Paediatrics & child health · 2021Article
- Associations between Poor Vision, Vision-Related Behaviors and Mathematics Achievement in Chinese Students from the CNAEQ-PEH 2015.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Feasibility of a school-based vision screening program to detect undiagnosed visual problems in kindergarten children in Ontario.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Spot Vision Screener in School-Aged Children.Journal of pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus · 2020Article
- Environmental Scan of Sleep Health in Early Childhood Programs.Behavioral sleep medicineArticle
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Abstract
Vision-screening programs are designed to detect common causes of visual impairment and increase the likelihood of early diagnosis and treatment. In the health authority Eastern Health - Newfoundland and Labrador, public health leaders raised a concern about the efficiency and effectiveness of the current non-routine, opportunistic vision screening protocol for school-aged children. An environmental scan of screening practices and programs across Canada was conducted, yielding a wide range of inconsistencies with respect to program type, target population, and screening tools. A significant gap in evidence-based research into universal vision-screening programs for the school-aged population (6+) was also noted. In light of these findings (both in practice and research), we recommend that researchers and public health practitioners across the country evaluate their current practice with respect to school-based vision screening and disseminate their findings through publication. We conclude that evaluation and research into current school-based screening programs (both opportunistic and universal) will provide the evidence needed to guide practice.
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