Sharon M. Lutz

May 22, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Isdin Oke |Sharon M. Lutz |David Hunter |Alison Galbraith

Use and Costs of Instrument-Based Vision Screening for US Children Aged 12 to 36 Months Amblyopia is a leading cause of preventable vision loss, affecting 1.3% to 3.6% of children.1 Vision screening devices can assist pediatricians in identifying amblyogenic risk in younger children for whom eye charts are infeasible.2,3 Vision screening for children 36 months or older should be free for patients per the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,4 but adoption among younger children may not...