Can I just test the children with the visual acuity charts and skip the muscle balance testing (i.e., observation, corneal light reflection and cross cover tests)?
A. No. The Early Childhood Screening program is required for public school entrance per Minnesota Statutes 2003, 121A.17 subd.1. http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/121A/17. All screening components shall be consistent with the standards of the state commissioner of health for early developmental screening programs. It is very important that muscle balance screening is provided to children participating in the Early Childhood Screening program, as well as students in first and third grades. The early childhood years and the early elementary years are critical touch points to screen for amblyopia risk factors.
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