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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Vision in Children Ages 6 Months to 5 Years: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: September 2017

Workgroups: Vision Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends conducting vision screening for all children ages 3 to 5 years to identify lazy eye or its risk factors. USPSTF found insufficient evidence to assess whether the benefits of vision screening outweigh the harms in children younger than 3 years.

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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Increase the proportion of children aged 3 to 5 years who get vision screening — V‑01
Baseline only
Reduce vision loss in children and adolescents — V‑03
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2017). Final update summary: Vision in children ages 6 months to 5 years: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/Page/Document/UpdateSummaryFinal/vision-in-children-ages-6-months-to-5-years-screening