[Optometric eye screening in schools : First results of a pilot project on logistical feasibility].

There is an actual need for optometric screening because a total of 4.4% (12) myopic schoolchildren could be identified who had a distance visual acuity of less than 0.8 even with the correction. By determining the axial length and classifying this value depending on age in the literature can help to predict the individual risk of myopia and to raise awareness among parents and children to address this problem. The planned repetition of these examinations enables a better understanding of eye growth in schoolchildren.