Vision Screening in Belgian Children: Too Much or Not Enough?

Compared to screening programs in 10 developed countries, at the pre-school level, population coverage was lower in the French community, and comparable in the other communities. Proportions of referred children were similar. True positive referrals were comparable in the French community, but below results in other countries in the other communities. At the school level, population coverages were in the higher range of results compared to other countries. Proportions of referrals were below the results of other countries in the Flemish community, and comparable in the rest of the country.