Vision problems are common among children, with 19 million worldwide living with a vision disorder.1 Oftentimes, vision disorders have no noticeable symptoms, and as a result, children may not realize they see the world differently than others. Unfortunately, according to the CDC, less than half of pre-school children have had their vision tested for common eye diseases.2
Healthcare providers need to be equipped with the right technology to help prevent blindness in children. Vision screening is an efficient method that can help detect vision problems, such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, anisometropia, strabismus, and anisocoria, when treatment is more likely to be effective.3
Check out our interactive eBook, Save Sight in Children, to learn more about what instrument-based vision screening can do for your patients and practice.
What's inside the eBook:
- How instrument-based vision screening can impact your patients and practice
- How to choose the right vision screener for your practice
- How to bring instrument-based vision screening to your patients
Read Landon's story to learn how a referral from the Welch Allyn® Spot® Vision Screener helped an 11-month old survive retinoblastoma.
Learn more about conducting fast, accurate vision screenings with the Spot Vision Screener.
*Note - Spot Vision screener is intended to detect Hyperopia, Myopia, Astigmatism, Anisometropia, Anisocoria, and Strabismus. It is not intended to screen or detect Retinoblastoma.
References
- Ophthalmology Times. Study: Children with vision impairment more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety. https://www.ophthalmologytimes.com/view/study-children-with-vision-impairment-more-likely-to-suffer-from-depression-and-anxiety
Accessed September 24, 2024.
- Prevent Blindness Wisconsin. Understanding Vision Screenings and Eye Examinations. https://wisconsin.preventblindness.org/understandingvision-screenings-and-eye-examinations.
Accessed May 21, 2024
- “80% of Visual Impairment Can Be Avoided or Cured.” Central European Journal of Public Health 12, no. 1 (March 2004): 31.
- Villegas VM, Wu SC, Murray TG, Cavuoto KM, Capo H, McKeown CA. Prevalence of refractive errors in children with retinoblastoma. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019 Feb 25;13:431-435. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S195145. PMID: 30880903; PMCID: PMC6394233.
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