July 15, 2009 — Current evidence is insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms of visual acuity screening for the improvement of outcomes in older adults, according to a position ...

exam The USPSTF has released a recommendation statement regarding screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults. Current evidence is insufficient to determine the balance of benefits and harms ...

Study finds replacing visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients would be highly cost-effective A study being published Online First ...

Medicare currently covers visual acuity screenings for patients at the time of enrollment, but a new study suggests dilated eye examination would be more cost effective, according to findings ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The Hadassah Self-Visual Acuity Screener demonstrated high reliability, accuracy and alignment with standard ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has issued draft recommendations that state there is not enough evidence ...

BACKGROUND: Visual problems can negatively affect visual development and learning but often go undetected. We assessed the feasibility of scaling up a school-based screening program to identify and ...

Children who screen positive for amblyopia, reduced vision in one eye, before age 2 appear to have better visual outcomes than those whose vision problems are detected during screenings between ages 2 ...