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Vision screening for infants and preschool children. 1993

L Hunt

Eye examinations and vision screening at the recommended ages are preventive health measures that can yield immense benefits in preventing visual loss. Educational programs can be designed to provide parents and healthcare workers about children's eye screening and referral procedures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015351 Vision Screening Application of tests and examinations to identify visual defects or vision disorders occurring in specific populations, as in school children, the elderly, etc. It is differentiated from VISION TESTS, which are given to evaluate/measure individual visual performance not related to a specific population. Screening, Vision,Screenings, Vision,Vision Screenings
D015997 Neonatal Screening The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates (INFANT, NEWBORN) from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic. Infant, Newborn, Screening,Newborn Infant Screening,Newborn Screening,Neonatal Screenings,Newborn Infant Screenings,Newborn Screenings,Screening, Neonatal,Screening, Newborn,Screening, Newborn Infant,Screenings, Neonatal,Screenings, Newborn,Screenings, Newborn Infant

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