Abraham Makanjuola, Mary Lynch, Llinos Haf Spencer, Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Prospects and Aspirations for Workforce Training and Education in Social Prescribing
International journal of environmental research and public health
assess effectiveness kindergarten vision screening program randomly assigning schools receive receive vision screening following 15 years later fifty highneeds elementary schools randomly assigned participate vision screening program children senior kindergarten sk age 56 years children grade 2 age 67 years vision screening conducted 50 schools contrary expectations screened nonscreened schools differ prevalence suspected amblyopia grade 2 86 vs 75 p 010 prevalence visual problems astigmatism 451 vs 471 p 051 also difference screened nonscreened schools academic outcomes proportion children grade level reading 33 vs 29 math 44 vs 38 p 086 however children wearing glasses screened nonscreened schools 102 vs 78 p 005 children reported glasses missing broken 83 vs 47 p 001 suggesting sk screening identified successfully need glasses examination individual results revealed 72 children diagnosed treated amblyopia sk longer amblyopia grade 2 prevalence amblyopia visual problems reduced grade 2 sk vision screening program perhaps poor treatment compliance high attrition results suggest single screening intervention insufficient reduce visual problems among young children however data individuals amblyopia suggest continuing vision care access glasses benefits children especially children lower socioeconomic class