Communication of proper vision care to elementary school children.
The need for optometrist involvement in an elementary school vision care lecture program is very important. A pilot study where a series of vision talks is given to children is described and a proposed model for optometrists considering this method of communication is given.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003261:Contact Lenses; D005131:Eye Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D005139:Eyeglasses; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007196:Indiana; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009907:Optometry; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires