Anuradha N, Ramani Krishnakumar
Elite School of Optometry, Sastra University 8, GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Elite School of Optometry, GST Road, St. Thomas Mount, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Oman J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jan-Apr;8(1):28-32. doi: 10.4103/0974-620X.149861.
School vision testing aims at identification and management of refractive errors. Large-scale school vision testing using conventional methods is time-consuming and demands a lot of chair time from the eye care professionals. A new strategy involving a school of optometry in single day large scale school vision testing is discussed.
The aim was to describe a new approach of performing vision testing of school children on a large scale in a single day.
A single day vision testing strategy was implemented wherein 123 members (20 teams comprising optometry students and headed by optometrists) conducted vision testing for children in 51 schools. School vision testing included basic vision screening, refraction, frame measurements, frame choice and referrals for other ocular problems.
A total of 12448 children were screened, among whom 420 (3.37%) were identified to have refractive errors. 28 (1.26%) children belonged to the primary, 163 to middle (9.80%), 129 (4.67%) to secondary and 100 (1.73%) to the higher secondary levels of education respectively. 265 (2.12%) children were referred for further evaluation.
Single day large scale school vision testing can be adopted by schools of optometry to reach a higher number of children within a short span.
学校视力检测旨在识别和管理屈光不正。使用传统方法进行大规模学校视力检测耗时且需要眼科护理专业人员大量的检查时间。本文讨论了一种涉及验光学校在单日进行大规模学校视力检测的新策略。
目的是描述一种在单日对学童进行大规模视力检测的新方法。
实施了单日视力检测策略，其中123名成员（由验光专业学生组成的20个团队，由验光师带队）为51所学校的儿童进行视力检测。学校视力检测包括基本视力筛查、验光、镜框测量、镜框选择以及针对其他眼部问题的转诊。
共筛查了12448名儿童，其中420名（3.37%）被确定患有屈光不正。分别有28名（1.26%）儿童处于小学阶段，163名（9.80%）处于初中阶段，129名（4.67%）处于高中阶段，100名（1.73%）处于高中以上教育阶段。265名（2.12%）儿童被转诊作进一步评估。
验光学校可采用单日大规模学校视力检测，以便在短时间内检测更多儿童。
