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Plusoptix photoscreener use for paediatric vision screening in Flanders and Iran.

Parinaz RostamzadAnna M HorwoodNicoline E Schalij-DelfosKristel BoelaertHarry J de KoningHuibert Jan Simonsz
Published in: Acta ophthalmologica (2019)
In Flanders, the use of Plusoptix photoscreening at ages 1 and 2.5 resulted in an increase of children wearing glasses, but it remains unknown how many cases of amblyopia have been prevented. Studies are needed to determine the relation between size and sort of refractive error and strabismus, and the increased chance to develop amblyopia.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • case control