Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
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Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. · Jul 2010
Rotterdam AMblyopia screening effectiveness study: detection and causes of amblyopia in a large birth cohort.
PURPOSE. The Dutch population-based child health monitoring program includes regular preverbal (age range, 1-24 months) and preschool (age range, 36-72 months) vision screening. This study is on the contribution of an organized vision screening program to the detection of amblyopia. ⋯ CONCLUSIONS. Most cases of amblyopia were detected by vision screening with visual acuity measurement. Preverbal screening contributed little to the detection of refractive amblyopia.