Impact of eyeglasses on academic performance in primary school children

Hark, Lisa A; Thau, Avrey; Nutaitis, Alexandra; Mayro, Eileen L.; Zhan, Tingting; Dabbish, Nooreen; Tran, Judie; Siam, Linda; Pond, Michael; Rice, Angela; Levin, Alex V.

doi:10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.07.011

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“…Providing children with spectacles improved academic test scores [41][42][43][44][45][46][47] -eg, in China, vision correction reduced the odds of failing a class by 44% (p<0•01) 43 Reading or word identification Two (cohort studies) Improved reading and word identification with spectacle wear and attendance at specialised schools 35,48 Inequalities (SDGs 5, 10)…”

Section: Quality Education (Sdg 4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020

Burton

Ramke

Marques

et al. 2021

The Lancet Global Health

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Eye health is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals; vision needs to be reframed as a development issue There is extensive evidence showing that improving eye health contributes directly and indirectly to achieving many Sustainable Development Goals, including reducing poverty and improving work productivity, general and mental health, and education and equity. Improving eye health is a practical and cost-effective way of unlocking human potential. Eye health needs to be reframed as an enabling, cross-cutting issue within the sustainable development framework. Almost everyone will experience impaired vision or an eye condition during their lifetime and require eye care services; urgent action is necessary to meet the rapidly growing eye health need In 2020, 1•1 billion people had distance vision impairment or uncorrected presbyopia. By 2050, this figure is expected to rise to 1•8 billion. Most affected people live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) with avoidable causes of vision impairment. During the life course, most people will experience vision impairment, even if just the need for reading glasses. Because of unmet needs and an ageing global population, eye health is a major public health and sustainable development concern which warrants urgent political action. Eye health is an essential component of universal health coverage; it must be included in planning, resourcing, and delivery of health care Universal health coverage is not universal without affordable, high quality, equitable eye care. In line with the WHO World report on vision, we urge countries to consider eye care as an essential service within universal health coverage. To deliver comprehensive services including promotion, prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, eye care needs to be included in national strategic health plans and development policies, health financing structures, and health workforce planning. Coordinated intersectoral action is needed to systematically improve population eye health, also within healthy ageing initiatives, schools, and the workplace. Integration of eye health services with multiple relevant components of health service delivery and at all levels of the health system is of central importance.

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Section: Quality Education (Sdg 4)mentioning

confidence: 99%

The Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health: vision beyond 2020

Burton

Ramke

Marques

et al. 2021

The Lancet Global Health

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“…The primary focus of pediatric vision screening has been risk factors for amblyopia, a deficiency in the neurodevelopment of vision in infants and young children as a result of early deprivation (CPT code H53.01*), strabismus (H53.03*) and/or refractive error (H53.02*). 2 Other visual conditions for which screening is appropriate are uncorrected refractive error, which can adversely influence academic performance, 3 and progressive myopia, for which therapy is effective in older children. 4 Instrument-based screening became commercially available in 1995 and has continued to evolve since.…”

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AAPOS uniform guidelines for instrument-based pediatric vision screen validation 2021

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Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and

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“…Academic test scores (seven studies) Five randomised controlled trials showed that provision of spectacles to children improved academic test scores, [27][28][29][30][31] and this finding was also seen in prospective cohort studies; 32,33 for example, a study in China showed that vision correction with spectacles reduced the odds of failing a class by 44% (p<0•01) 28 Reading ability (two studies) Cohort studies found improved letter identification scores with spectacle wear 34 and improved reading ability with attendance at specialised schools 21…”

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confidence: 88%

“…62 We examined this relationship by investigating which eye health services are important for improving educational outcomes, and identified five randomised controlled trials, which were all related to the provision of spectacles to children. 21,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] This inexpensive, simple intervention has been shown to improve academic test scores and literacy skills, which in turn can improve future opportunities for decent work and paid employment.…”

Section: Review Improving Education Outcomes (Sdg 4)mentioning

confidence: 99%