English and Spanish on the AAPOS website. (http://www.aapos.org/ahp/resources_for_school_nurses) Kathy Lee, MD, developed a Vision Screening Tutorial as a resource for school nurses. The tutorialdiscusses how to screen vision and the best practices in school vision screening. The tutorial covers topics including:
- Rationale for effective school vision screening
- Information regarding refractive errors, amblyopia and strabismus
- Elements of a successful screening program
- Pearls and pitfalls of traditional vision screening
- Examples of preferred and non-preferred charts
- Demonstration of the proper use of objective vision screening devices (ie photorefractors)
- Presentation of other elements of vision screening including color, stereoacuity and near vision
- Effective screening of special needs children