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Screening 3-Year-Olds for Visual Problems: Are We Gaining or Falling Behind?

Screening 3-Year-Olds for Visual Problems: Are We Gaining or Falling Behind? Abstract The article by Hammond and Schmidt1 in this issue of the Archives documents the feasibility of using a simple and inexpensive modality to test for visual problems in children 3 years and older. Moreover, the test can be administered rapidly and inexpensively by laypersons with a minimum of training. In fact, this test of the Random Dot E compared See also p 54. favorably with a battery of tests performed by more highly trained examiners. Since we have a test that is easy to administer, inexpensive, and reliable, we must ask ourselves: Why aren't we testing all of the children in the United States when they are 3 years of age? Not only are we not doing that, we are not even testing about 80% of our children for visual problems before they start school, according to an extensive survey of the status of visual screening in the United References 1. Hammond RS, Schmidt PP: A Random Dot E stereogram for the vision screening of children . Arch Ophthalmol 1986;104-54-60.Crossref 2. Ehrlich MI, Reinecke RD, Simons K: Preschool vision screening for amblyopia and strabismus: Programs, methods, guidelines, 1983 . Surv Ophthalmol 1983;28:145-163.Crossref http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Archives of Ophthalmology American Medical Association

Screening 3-Year-Olds for Visual Problems: Are We Gaining or Falling Behind?

Reinecke, Robert D.
Archives of Ophthalmology , Volume 104 (1) – Jan 1, 1986
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Screening 3-Year-Olds for Visual Problems: Are We Gaining or Falling Behind?

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Abstract The article by Hammond and Schmidt1 in this issue of the Archives documents the feasibility of using a simple and inexpensive modality to test for visual problems in children 3 years and older. Moreover, the test can be administered rapidly and inexpensively by laypersons with a minimum of training. In fact, this test of the Random Dot E compared See also p 54. favorably with a battery of tests performed by more highly trained examiners. Since we have a test that is easy to...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1986 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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0003-9950
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1538-3687
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10.1001/archopht.1986.01050130043016
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Abstract The article by Hammond and Schmidt1 in this issue of the Archives documents the feasibility of using a simple and inexpensive modality to test for visual problems in children 3 years and older. Moreover, the test can be administered rapidly and inexpensively by laypersons with a minimum of training. In fact, this test of the Random Dot E compared See also p 54. favorably with a battery of tests performed by more highly trained examiners. Since we have a test that is easy to administer, inexpensive, and reliable, we must ask ourselves: Why aren't we testing all of the children in the United States when they are 3 years of age? Not only are we not doing that, we are not even testing about 80% of our children for visual problems before they start school, according to an extensive survey of the status of visual screening in the United References 1. Hammond RS, Schmidt PP: A Random Dot E stereogram for the vision screening of children . Arch Ophthalmol 1986;104-54-60.Crossref 2. Ehrlich MI, Reinecke RD, Simons K: Preschool vision screening for amblyopia and strabismus: Programs, methods, guidelines, 1983 . Surv Ophthalmol 1983;28:145-163.Crossref

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Archives of Ophthalmology – American Medical Association

Published: Jan 1, 1986

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