No Benefit of a Pediatric Screening in Discovering Reduced Visual Acuity in Children: Experiences from a Cross-Sectional Study in Germany

Background: The newly introduced German pediatric screening examination at the end of the third year of life (U7a) incorporates visual function testing in particular; there is no ophthalmic screening during childhood in Germany. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between pa...

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Main Authors: Heike M. Elflein, Roman Pokora, Denis F. Müller, Klaus Jahn, Katharina A. Ponto, Susanne Pitz, Norbert Pfeiffer, Alexander K. Schuster, Michael S. Urschitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/10/3419