Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years

Release Date: May 2004

Summary of Recommendation / Supporting Documents

Summary of Recommendation

• The USPSTF recommends screening to detect amblyopia, strabismus, and defects in visual acuity in children younger than age 5 years.
  Grade: B Recommendation.

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Supporting Documents

Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years, May 2004
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 205 KB; PDF Help)
Update of the Evidence (PDF File, 130 KB; PDF Help)
Systematic Evidence Review (PDF Files Download)

Current as of May 2004

Internet Citation:

Screening for Visual Impairment in Children Younger than Age 5 Years, Topic Page. May 2004. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsvsch.htm