Screening for Amblyogenic Factors in a Rural State: Implementing a Statewide Childhood Vision Project

[...]given their location in population centers throughout the state, they provide readily accessible developmental screening services for the entire population of children from birth to five years of age. [...]no single tool had been developed that was capable of reliably identifying amblyopia risk...

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Published in:	Journal of visual impairment & blindness Vol. 109; no. 6; pp. 507 - 511
Main Authors:	Kemp, Joshua J., Westlake, Laura Lea Marquardt, Christensen, Rebecca D., MacLean, William E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01-11-2015 Sage Publications, Inc SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Age Analysis Blindness Child development Child Development Centers Children & youth Eye protection Eyes & eyesight Families & family life Medical screening Myopia Population Risk factors Screening Tests Vision tests Visual impairment Young Children Wyoming United States > US Tennessee
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Summary:	[...]given their location in population centers throughout the state, they provide readily accessible developmental screening services for the entire population of children from birth to five years of age. [...]no single tool had been developed that was capable of reliably identifying amblyopia risk factors. [...]the team decided on a battery of five different vision screening tools that took into consideration the particular strengths of each tool in detecting specific amblyopia risk factors.
ISSN:	0145-482X 1559-1476
DOI:	10.1177/0145482X1510900609