What kinds of eye problems can be detected on a vision screening?
The main goal of vision screening is to identify children who have or are at risk to develop amblyopia, which can lead to permanent visual impairment unless treated in early childhood. Other problems that can be detected by vision screening include strabismus, cataracts, glaucoma, refractive errors such as myopia (“nearsightedness”), hyperopia (“farsightedness”) and astigmatism, ptosis and other more serious conditions such as tumors or neurological diseases.
