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- Vision Screening Guidelines by Age - National Center
The NCCVEH recommends distance vision screening as a preferred practice for children and adolescents participating in routine and mass vision screening, beginning at age 3 years
- Vision Screening and Eye Exams for Children and Teens
The U S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening (tests) to detect lazy eye (amblyopia), misaligned eyes (strabismus), and defects in visual acuity in children between the ages of 3 and 5 years
- Preventive Care Periodicity Schedule - American Academy of Pediatrics
Developmental, psychosocial and chronic disease issues for children and adolescents may require frequent counseling and treatment visits separate from preventive care visits These recommendations represent a consensus by the AAP and Bright Futures
- Eye Screening for Children - American Academy of Ophthalmology
Between 3 and 5 years, a child’s vision and eye alignment should be checked Visual acuity (sharpness of vision, like 20 20 for example) should be tested as soon as the child is old enough to read an eye chart
- Screening for Hearing Loss | Hearing Loss in Children | CDC
All babies should be screened for hearing loss no later than 1 month of age It is best if they are screened before leaving the hospital after birth If a baby does not pass a hearing screening, it is very important to get a full hearing test as soon as possible, but no later than 3 months of age
- Early Childhood Health Screening - Sight and Hearing
Young children often do not complain about not being able to see or hear, because they do not know they should be seeing or hearing any other way Early detection of a potential problem is crucial and that is why a thorough screening is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Vision and Hearing Screening Services for Children and Adolescents
Medicaid coverage for children and adolescents provides low-income children and adolescents many services that can detect and address vision and hearing problems State Medicaid agencies can take simple, concrete steps to ensure that enrolled children and adolescents receive these vision and hearing services
- Vision Screening and Eye Health for Toddlers in Head Start Programs
The most recent joint guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Certified Orthoptists, American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology 7 recommend instrument-based vision screening for toddlers ages 1 and 2
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