National Guideline Clearinghouse | Vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

National Guideline Clearinghouse | Vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.: "Guideline Title
Vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement.

Bibliographic Source(s)
US Preventive Services Task Force. Vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation statement. Pediatrics 2011 Feb;127(2):340-6. PubMed External Web Site Policy
Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This release updates a previously published guideline: Screening for visual impairment in children younger than age 5 years: recommendation statement. Ann Fam Med 2004 May-Jun;2(3):263-6.

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Vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age:... [Pediatrics. 2011] - PubMed result: "Pediatrics. 2011 Feb;127(2):340-6. Epub 2011 Jan 31.
Vision screening for children 1 to 5 years of age: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation statement.
US Preventive Services Task Force.
Collaborators (15)

Calonge N, Petitti DB, Curry S, DeWitt TG, Dietrich AJ, Gregory KD, Grossman D, Isham G, LeFevre ML, Leipzig RM, Marion L, Melnikow JA, Melnyk B, Sanford Schwartz J, Wilt T.
Source

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Primary Care, Prevention, and Clinical Partnerships, 540 Gaither Rd, Rockville, MD 20850. mary.barton@ahrg.hhs.gov.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:

The goal was to provide an update of the 2004 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement about screening for visual impairment in children <5 years of age.
METHODS:

The USPSTF examined evidence on the association of screening for visual impairment in children 1 to 5 years of age with improved health outcomes, the accuracy of risk factor assessment and screening tests, the effectiveness of early detection and treatment, and the harms of screening and treatment.
RECOMMENDATION:

The USPSTF recommends vision screening for all children at least once between the ages of 3 and 5 years, to detect the presence of amblyopia or its risk factors (grade B recommendation). The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of vision screening for children <3 years of age (I statement).

PMID:
21282267
[PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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