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 ...

CHICAGO – Replacing visual acuity screenings for new Medicare enrollees with coverage of a dilated eye exam for healthy patients entering the government insurance program for the elderly "would be ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HealthDay News — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has concluded that the evidence is currently inadequate to weigh the benefits and harms of primary care screening for impaired visual ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has once again said there is insufficient evidence to make a definitive recommendation regarding primary care screening for visual acuity in older adults ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...