Portable screening devices allow pediatricians to successfully screen children for vision problems, including amblyopia, according to an abstract presented Oct. 25 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. Approximately 15 percent of children ages 3 to 5 have vision problems that can threaten normal visual development. In “Practical Validation of Plusoptix, iScreen, SPOT and iCheckKids* Photoscreeners in Young and Developmentally Delayed Pediatric Patients,” researchers tested the effectiveness of four state-of-the-art portable vision screening devices in 108 pediatric patients in Alaska.
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