title: Evaluation of vision screening practices of Illinois pediatricians.
abstract: A survey of vision screening practices of American Academy of Pediatrics physicians in Illinois is described. The response rate was 42%. Sixty percent of physicians tested visual acuity of children 5 years and older, and half of this group tested children 2 to 4 years old. The most common reasons for not testing visual acuity were inadequate time (42%), children too young (18%), or screening done at school (18%). The majority (88%) refer to an ophthalmologist after a single vision screening failure, while about half perform the cover-uncover test on infants and children. The results suggest many Illinois pediatricians do not perform vision screening of preschool children, though screening does occur at other sites.
authors.affiliation: Division of General and Emergency Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Marcinak
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yount
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000592:standards*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015351:Vision Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*