Is School Vision Screening Effective?.

Yawn, Barbara P.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ533455

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Is School Vision Screening Effective?

Yawn, Barbara P.; And Others

Journal of School Health, v66 n5 p171-75 May 1996

This study followed children retrospectively from kindergarten through 12th grade to examine incidence of abnormal school vision screening tests and rates of follow-up by specialists. School vision screening provided first indication of abnormal visual acuity in 76% of the children. Results support the notion that school vision screening is important. (SM)

Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Health Promotion, Kindergarten Children, Longitudinal Studies, School Health Services, Screening Tests, Secondary School Students, Vision Tests, Visual Acuity

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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