Paediatric vision screening in the primary care setting in Ontario

Paediatrics & Child Health
Tran D LeAgnes Wong

Abstract

Early intervention is critical to prevent treatable causes of vision loss in children. The objectives of the current study are: (1) to assess how well primary care physicians in Ontario follow the vision screening guidelines for children as recommended by the Canadian Paediatric Society and the Rourke Baby Record and (2) to identify barriers to vision screening in the primary care setting. Cross-sectional survey. A 19-question survey was mailed out to 1000 randomly selected family physicians (family MDs), 1000 general practitioners (GPs) and 1000 paediatricians in Ontario as listed in the 2013 Canadian Medical Directory. A total of 719 completed surveys were included in the analysis (449 from family MDs/GPs and 270 from paediatricians). Vision screening was reported to be performed by 65% of family MDs/GPs and 52% of general paediatricians at every well child visit. While red reflex was reported to be checked by 94% of all physicians in children under 3, it was only performed by 25% of respondents for children over 3. Thirty seven percent of all physicians reported never performing a visual acuity test in any age group. When asked about the obstacles preventing them from performing vision screening, lack of training (family MDs...Continue Reading

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