Pediatric eye/vision screening. Referral criteria for the pedia vision plus optix s 04 photoscreener compared to visual acuity and digital photoscreening. Kindergarten computer photoscreening.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Carefully interpreted photoscreen programs yield high predictive value and favorable sensitivity for amblyopia in pre-school children, but most require a long learning curve. The new PediaVision photoscreener appears to offer advantages and is evaluated in caparison with other established screening methods.

METHODS

The Plus Optix S04 (PediaVision) computer-interpreted, infrared photoscreener was compared to digital physician-interpreted (Gateway DV-S20) photoscreening and patched Surround HOTV acuity testing in Kindergarten students.

RESULTS

The estimated sensitivity and predictive value and speed of the objective photoscreeners exceeded visual acuity testing. The PediaVision photoscreener, in addition, allowed a practical range of referral refractive criteria to be determined and utilized.

CONCLUSION

The PlusOptix allows user-chosen, age-related, referral criteria and a quick, child friendly, photoscreening technique that should be ideal for many Kindergarten and preschool eye/vision screening programs.