Purpose: To describe and compare vision screening programmes and identify variance in
number and type of tests used, timing of screening, personnel involved, monitoring and …

Objective To synthesize and appraise economic evaluations of vision screening to detect
vision impairment in children. Methods Literature searches were conducted on seven …

Background Children and adolescents' myopia is a major public problem. Although the
clinical effect of various interventions has been extensively studied, there is a lack of …

Importance Screening for amblyopia in primary care visits is recommended for young
children, yet screening rates are poor. Although the prevalence of amblyopia is low (3%-5%) …

Objective This study examines the psychometric properties of the Child Health Utility 9D
(CHU9D) proxy version administered to parents/caregivers of 2–4-year-old Australian …

Background India has the largest number of individuals suffering from visual impairment and
blindness in the world. Recent surveys indicate that demand-based factors prevent more …

Objective Current cost-effectiveness analyses of amblyopia screening are mainly from
western countries. It remains unclear whether it is cost-effective to implement a preschool …

Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of vision screening and detection of ocular abnormalities
conducted by teachers in school children in Jordan compared with vision testing by …

Background Regardless of the importance of preschool vision screening (PSVS), there is
limited data on the current state of these programs in Africa (particularly Ghana). This study …

Purpose Indonesia is a rapidly growing county with over 262 million inhabitants, but among
highly populated countries it has one of the lowest concentrations of eye care providers. This …