Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-618 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Ophthalmology |
Volume | 121 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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In: Ophthalmology, Vol. 121, No. 3, 03.2014, p. 617-618.
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T1 - A close look at pediatric eye disease
AU - Repka, Michael X.
N1 - Funding Information: The Vision in Preschoolers (VIP) study has been a highly productive research effort funded by the National Eye Institute. The VIP study evaluated a targeted cohort of children 3 to 5 years of age enrolled in preschool Head Start programs in 5 cities in the United States. Children in Head Start programs are, by federal regulation, from families whose household income falls below the poverty line. In the VIP study, the children represented a variety of racial and ethnic groups: black, 51%; Hispanic, 20%; non-Hispanic white, 12%; American Indian, 8.5%; and Asian, 3.7%. Although the primary goal of the VIP study was to evaluate the sensitivity of various vision screening approaches and instruments, the investigators added 2 important analyses to their publications on vision screening and ocular disorders in this age group. 5,12 Their work, published in this issue (see article on page 622), is similar to the population-based studies discussed above, but targeted a specific segment of the United States preschool population, allowing direct comparison with the population data. Of the 2 reports, the more important from a policy perspective is arguably that of Ying et al, 5 in which the authors determine the prevalence of targeted vision disorders (amblyopia, strabismus, and refractive error deemed significant by the investigators). A targeted disorder in the VIP study was based on expert opinion of the VIP investigators, even when there was no amblyopia, reduced vision, or strabismus. A secondary goal of this report was to determine whether those rates of vision disorder differ from rates found for the overall preschool population. Copyright: Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2014/3
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.12.038
DO - 10.1016/j.ophtha.2013.12.038
M3 - Editorial
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SN - 0161-6420
VL - 121
SP - 617
EP - 618
JO - Ophthalmology
JF - Ophthalmology
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