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A new school-based program to provide eyeglasses: childsight.

L Pizzarello1, M Tilp, L Tiezzi

  • 1Helen Keller International, the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York 10006, USA.

Journal of AAPOS : the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus
|October 26, 1999
PubMed
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A school-based vision program provided needed glasses to 88.3% of students in urban schools. This highlights a significant need for vision correction among children in the United States.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Ophthalmology
  • Pediatrics

Background:

  • Uncorrected refractive errors are a significant issue for children's education.
  • Access to vision screening and corrective eyewear is limited in many urban school settings.
  • A substantial unmet need for spectacle correction exists among school-aged children.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and implement a cost-effective, school-based program for providing spectacle correction to underprivileged children.
  • To address the unmet need for glasses in an urban school environment.
  • To improve visual acuity and educational outcomes for students requiring vision correction.

Main Methods:

  • Vision screening of 5851 students aged 9-15 in four northern Manhattan middle schools.

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  • Ophthalmic examination for students with visual acuity worse than 20/40.
  • Provision of on-site, timely spectacle correction for identified students.

    • Main Results:

    • 1614 students (28%) failed initial vision screening (visual acuity < 20/40 in the worse eye).
    • 1082 students received glasses assembled at the school within one hour.
    • Only 10% of students needing glasses already possessed them; 58 underwent further ophthalmic evaluation.

    Conclusions:

    • The school-based program successfully provided corrective eyewear to 88.3% of students who needed it.
    • The study identified a substantial need for vision services, with only 10% of affected children having prior correction.
    • Findings underscore the critical need for accessible vision care for approximately one million US children in this age group.