Worsening vision at age 4–5 in England post‐COVID: Evidence from a large database of vision screening data

Shah, Rakhee; Edgar, David F; Evans, Bruce J. W.

doi:10.1111/opo.13112

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“…Vision screening needs to be prioritized as having a key role in this education goal. Recent literature indicates that correctable BVI is increasing post-covid[38,39,40]. Unfortunately there are Integrated Care Group's (ICG's) in PHE that have never re-established vision screening post pandemic and others that have never had screening in place.…”

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Prevalence of Presenting Bilateral Visual Impairment (PBVI) associated with refractive error – Findings from the See4School, Pre-school Vision Screening Program in NHS Scotland

Conway,

Pentland

2023

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Introduction: The See4School programme in Scotland is a pre-school vision screening initiative delivered by orthoptists on a national scale. The primary objective of this programme is to identify common visual conditions such as refractive error, amblyopia, strabismus and binocular vision defects. Methods: Retrospective anonymised data from vision Screening referrals in Scotland from 2013-2016 were collected. Children underwent an assessment using a crowded logMAR vision test and a small number of orthoptic tests. Results: During the 3-year period, out of 165,489 eligible children, 141,237 (85.34%) received the vision screening assessment. Among them, 27,010 (19.12%) failed at least one part of the screening and were subsequently referred into the diagnostic pathway, where they received a full sight test. The prevalence of bilateral visual impairment (≥0.3LogMAR), ranged between 1.47% (1.37-1.59) and 2.42% (2.29-2.57). Discussion: It is estimated that up to 2.42% (2.29-2.57) of children living Scotland have poorer than driving standard of vision (6/12) in their pre-school year. Reduced vision has the potential to impact a child’s their day-to-day life including their future educational, health and social outcomes.

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Prevalence of Presenting Bilateral Visual Impairment (PBVI) associated with refractive error – Findings from the See4School, Pre-school Vision Screening Program in NHS Scotland

Conway,

Pentland

2023

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Prevalence of presenting bilateral visual impairment associated with refractive error – findings from the See4School, pre-school vision screening programme in NHS Scotland

Pentland,

Conway

2024

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Background/objectives The See4School programme in Scotland is a pre-school vision screening initiative delivered by orthoptists on a national scale. The primary objective of any vision screening programme is to identify amblyopia, given the common understanding that this condition is unlikely to be detected either at home or through conventional healthcare channels. The target condition is not bilateral visual impairment, as it is believed that most children will be identified within the first year of life either through observations at home or as part of the diagnosis of another related disorder. This belief persists even though bilateral visual impairment is likely to have a more detrimental impact on a child’s day-to-day life, including their education. If this hypothesis were accurate, the occurrence of bilateral visual impairment detected through the Scottish vision screening programme would be minimal as children already under the hospital eye service are not invited for testing. The overarching aim of this study was therefore to determine the prevalence of presenting bilateral visual impairment associated with refractive error detected via the Scottish preschool screening programme. Subjects/methods Retrospective anonymised data from vision screening referrals in Scotland from 2013–2016 were collected. Children underwent an assessment using a crowded logMAR vision test and a small number of orthoptic tests. Results During the 3-year period, out of 165,489 eligible children, 141,237 (85.35%) received the vision screening assessment. Among them, 27,010 (19.12%) failed at least one part of the screening and were subsequently referred into the diagnostic pathway, where they received a full sight test. The prevalence of bilateral visual impairment associated with refractive error and detected via the vision screening programme (≥ 0.3LogMAR) was reported to range between 1.47% (1.37–1.59) and 2.42% (2.29–2.57). Conclusions It is estimated that up to 2.42% (2.29–2.57) of children living Scotland have poorer than driving standard of vision (6/12) in their pre-school year, primarily due to undetected refractive error. Reduced vision has the potential to impact a child’s their day-to-day life including their future educational, health and social outcomes.

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The Prevalence of Myopia in School-Age Children in Slovakia and the Covid-19 Pandemic

Pršová¹,

Halička²,

Kozar³

et al. 2023

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Aims: The aim of the authors' study was to determine the prevalence of myopia and premyopia in children and adolescents attending primary school in a village in the north of Slovakia in the period before and after the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Material and methods: Changes in the spherical equivalent and axial length of the eyes were measured in 2019 and 2022 in a group of 47 children and adolescents within the age range of 7–12 years at the time of first measurement. In all the individuals, refraction was measured using an automatic keratorefractometer without the use of cycloplegic eye drops, and axial length was measured with an optical biometer. Refraction was also measured using an automatic keratorefractometer after using cycloplegic eye drops. Results: We recorded a significant change in the mean spherical equivalent (1.02 ±1.16 D vs. 0.72 ±1.29) and the axial length of the eyes (23.05 ±0.72mm vs. 23.30 ±0.74mm) when comparing the measurements from 2019 to 2022. The probands manifested a myopic refractive shift of -0.30 D throughout the entire cohort (-0.24 D in boys and -0.38 D in girls), and the mean axial length increased by 0.2 mm in the entire cohort (by 0.3 mm in boys and 0.2 mm in girls). The percentage of myopic and premyopic eyes increased (4.3% vs. 8.5% a 31.9% vs. 48.9%). Conclusion: We noted a decrease in the spherical equivalent and increase in the axial length of the eyes after the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the period before the pandemic in Slovak school-aged children. During this period, the prevalence of myopia and premyopia increased.

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Worsening vision at age 4–5 in England post‐COVID: Evidence from a large database of vision screening data

Cited by 5 publications

References 90 publications

Prevalence of Presenting Bilateral Visual Impairment (PBVI) associated with refractive error – Findings from the See4School, Pre-school Vision Screening Program in NHS Scotland

Prevalence of Presenting Bilateral Visual Impairment (PBVI) associated with refractive error – Findings from the See4School, Pre-school Vision Screening Program in NHS Scotland

Prevalence of presenting bilateral visual impairment associated with refractive error – findings from the See4School, pre-school vision screening programme in NHS Scotland

The Prevalence of Myopia in School-Age Children in Slovakia and the Covid-19 Pandemic

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