Pediatric Vision Screening: some General Knowledge for Pediatricians

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Sharifi, Hamid Reza Rahimi, Arash Omid Tabrizi, Saeid Shahinfar, Alireza Attaei Nakhaie
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-07-01
• Series: International Journal of Pediatrics
• Subjects: Amblyopia; Childhood; Primary vision care; Strabismus
• Online Access: http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_4425_0c59729cc34699bb0c67d8b987c99263.html

Primary vision care is recommended for infants and young children .Childhood is critical time to prevent loss of vision and to optimize treatment so some eye disorders in children must be diagnosed at this time.To detect risk factors and visual abnormalities, the eye screening done by pediatricians and other primary care providers is necessary. The process that should occur at each child visit to identify those patients who require referral to ophthalmologist and can be a preventative health measure. Thus, it is important that pediatricians increased knowledge about the eye conditions that may affect their youngest patients. This article reviews the most important pediatric eye condition that primary care providers may encounter.