What is the MDH recommendation for the Suresight Vision Screener?
A. The Suresight Vision Screener has demonstrated some promising preliminary results in the National Institutes of Health’s Vision in Preschoolers Study. However, this 5-year study is still in process and final recommendations will not be published until the study is completed. Since the final study results are not available, the Suresight Vision Screener is not a recommended tool in the MDH Vision Guidelines. However, information regarding the Suresight Vision Screener will be provided in the 2006 MDH Vision Screening Guidelines. This information will include suggested recommendations on how to use the Suresight Vision Screener. The MDH recommendations are a modification of the current manufacturer’s recommendations. These modifications are based on the experience of various agencies that have successful results with the equipment after making the modifications to the manufacturer’s recommendations (i.e., identifying true positives from their referral results). The MDH does not recomm
