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1 2 Presenter : While most of us are trying to do our best when it - - PDF document
1 2 Presenter : While most of us are trying to do our best when it comes to childrens health, research and available evidence shows us that there are still gaps when it comes to childrens vision screening and accessing eye care. If left
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Presenter: While most of us are trying to do our best when it comes to children’s health, research and available evidence shows us that there are still gaps when it comes to children’s vision screening and accessing eye care. If left unaddressed, these gaps in care can result in a significant impact on quality of life. [Presenter, review bullet-pointed information from the slide]
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HP2020–1: Increase the proportion of preschool children aged 5 years and under who receive vision screening. Access verified Jan 13th, 2010: http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/Objectives/TopicAreas.aspx
- 2. The Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study. Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in African American and Hispanic children
ages 6 to 72 Months. Ophthalmology. 2008 Jul; 115(7):1229-1236.
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and African American children aged 6 through 71 months the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study. Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov; 116(11):2128-34.e1-2. Epub 2009 Sep 16.
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Presenter: It is important that you leave today knowing that there are more serious conditions exist that must be treated when a child is young to prevent the development of amblyopia (pronounced “àmbli ṓpee ə”) or more commonly referred to as “lazy eye.”
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Sources: 1The Multi-ethnic Pediatric Eye Disease Study. Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in African American and Hispanic children ages 6 to 72 Months. Ophthalmology. 2008 Jul; 115(7):1229-1236. 2Friedman DS, Repka MX, Katz J, Giordano L, Ibironke J, Hawse P, Tielsch JM. Prevalence of amblyopia and strabismus in white and African American children aged 6 through 71 months the Baltimore Pediatric Eye Disease Study. Ophthalmology. 2009 Nov; 116(11):2128-34.e1-2. Epub 2009 Sep 16.) 7
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Based on data from 2011-2012 NSCH 9
Because we know it is important, we perform vision screenings in a LOT of places.
Head Start/Early Head Start Well-child visits Public health clinics Home visiting programs Preschool programs Community outreach programs
Need to screen in multiple locations because there is no one consistent location that children this age group are found- unlike newborn hearing
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screenings conducted in the hospital nursery setting.
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This slide shows a map of vision testing rates among 4-5 year olds who were tested at a pediatrician or other general doctor’s office by DHHS
- regions. Region label boxes that are marked in yellow were significantly