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A 4 page paper discussing the benefits of screening children for physical vision defects from birth through early elementary years. The paper accompanies a 10-slide PowerPoint presentation, which provides recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force urging vision screenings for children under the age of 5. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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File: CC6_KShlthVisScrnPPT2.rtf
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Vision screening is not currently practiced in public schools. There is evidence that treatment of amblyopia, "reduced visual acuity in one or both eyes due to abnormal binocular
interaction" (Kemper, Harris, Lieu, Homer and Whitener, 2004), becomes more difficult with age and that the most effective ages for treatment occur during preschool years. Clearly, it is not
possible to treat something that has not been identified. Certainly not all myopia results from amblyopia, but that which does can be avoided
rather than treated throughout the life of the individual. Public health programs assist with vision correction in the worst of cases, but those who can function often believe they
see normally, even though their friends can see the blackboard in school when they cannot. These children often get left behind and function poorly in school, never knowing until
seeking a drivers license that the only problem is that they cannot see properly. Policy Statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics The
Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, Section an Ophthalmology, American Association of Certified Orthoptists; American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; and American Academy of Ophthalmology published a statement in
2003 in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The professionals comprising the Committee stress that early detection of vision abnormalities is the key to avoiding lifelong
visual impairment, and they urge pediatricians to regularly assess the visual abilities of children "beginning in the newborn period and at all well-child visits" (Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and
Young Adults by Pediatricians, 2003; p. 902). The Committee places no upper age limit on vision assessment. Its purpose is to encourage physicians to begin vision assessment at
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