Visual screening programme for preschool children
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Assessment of an inner city visual screening programme for preschool children.
AIMS The efficiency of preschool visual screening programmes to detect amblyopia is questionable. In this study such a programme in an inner city was assessed to determine its effectiveness. METHODS The results of screening and hospital treatment of 712 patients who were considered to require referral were entered into a database for analysis. Default rates were assessed and the efficacy of t...
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Results: All studies that have been published to date on the efficacy of preschool visual screening suffer from methodological flaws. The avail able data suggest a benefit from screening, though this has not been proven. Model calculations reveal that the positive predictive value of screening tests performed in isolation is inadequate. The authors of the two national reports applied different ...
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0007-1161
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.80.7.678-a