Procedures for the Evaluation of the Visual System by Pediatricians

Sean P Donahue; Cynthia N Baker; Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics; Section on Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics; American Association of Certified Orthoptists; American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; American Academy of Ophthalmology

doi:10.1542/peds.2015-3597

Procedures for the Evaluation of the Visual System by Pediatricians

Pediatrics. 2016 Jan;137(1). doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3597. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Authors

Sean P Donahue, Cynthia N Baker; Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics; Section on Ophthalmology, American Academy of Pediatrics; American Association of Certified Orthoptists; American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus; American Academy of Ophthalmology

Collaborators

Geoffrey R Simon, Cynthia N Baker, Graham Arthur Barden 3rd, Oscar W Skip Brown, Jesse M Hackell, Amy Peykoff Hardin, Kelley E Meade, Scot B Moore, Julia Richerson, Sharon S Lehman, Daniel J Karr, Geoffrey E Bradford, Steven E Rubin, R Michael Siatkowski, Donny Won Suh, David B Granet

PMID: 26644488
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3597

Abstract

Vision screening is crucial for the detection of visual and systemic disorders. It should begin in the newborn nursery and continue throughout childhood. This clinical report provides details regarding methods for pediatricians to use for screening.

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological
Eye Diseases / diagnosis*
Humans
Infant
Pediatrics*
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Vision Screening / methods*