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Materials in print (select from the list below to jump to that section of material): Published Articles

Phase I results:
  • Comparison of Preschool Vision Screening Tests as Administered by Licensed Eye Care Professionals in the Vision in Preschoolers Study. Am Acad Ophthalmol 2004;111(4):637-650

Phase II results:
  • Preschool Vision Screening Tests Administered by Nurse Screeners Compared with Lay Screeners in the Vision in Preschoolers Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46(8):2639-2648

Bibliography of Published Manuscripts
  • Cheatham L, Duson A, Qualley P, Biddle M, Haas B, Peskin E, Cyert L, Dobson V, Quinn GE, Schmidt PP. Implementation of a Preschool Vision Screening Program In a Mobile Setting. The NHSA Dialog: A Research-To-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field 2005;8(1):16-24.

  • Ciner EB, Dobson V, Schmidt PP, Allen D, Cyert L, Maguire M, Moore B, Orel-Bixler D, Schultz J. A Survey of Vision Screening Policy of Preschool Children in the United States. Surv of Ophthalmol 1999;43:445-457.

  • Ciner EB, Schmidt PP, Orel-Bixler D, Dobson V, Maguire M, Cyert Lynn, Moore B, Schultz J. Vision Screening of Preschool Children: Evaluating the Past, Looking Toward the Future. Optom Vis Sci 1998;75(8):571-584.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Comparison of Preschool Vision Screening Tests as Administered by Licensed Eye Care Professionals in the Vision in Preschoolers Study. Am Acad Ophthalmol 2004;111(4):637-650.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. The Electronic Visual Acuity Tester: Testability in Preschool Children. Optom Vis Sci 2004;81(4):238-243.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Preschool Vision Screening Tests Administered by Nurse Screeners Compared with Lay Screeners in the Vision in Preschoolers Study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2005;46(8):2639-2648.

  • Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Preschool Visual Acuity Screening with HOTV and Lea Symbols: Testability and Between-Test Agreement. Optom Vis Sci 2004;81(9):678-683.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Sensitivity of Screening Tests for Detecting VIP-Targeted Vision Disorders when Specificity is 94%. Optom Vis Sci 2005;82(5):432-438.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Testability of Preschoolers on Stereotests Used to Screen Vision Disorders. Optom Vis Sci 2003;80(11):753-757.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Threshold Visual Acuity Testing of Preschool Children Using the Crowded HOTV and Lea Symbols Acuity Tests. J AAPOS 2003;7(6):396-399.

  • The Vision In Preschoolers Study Group. Visual Acuity Results in School-Aged Children and Adults: Lea Symbols Chart Versus Bailey-Lovie Chart. Optom Vis Sci 2003;80(9):650-654.

VIP Brochures and Newsletters
Information Brochures
  • 2002-03

  • 2004-05

Phase Brochures
  • Phase 1

  • Phase 1a

  • Phase 2

  • Phase 1 & 2 In Review

See you Soon, Vision In Preschoolers Newsletter
  • Volume 1, Issue 1

  • Volume 1, Issue 2

  • Volume 1, Issue 3

  • Volume 2, Issue 1

  • Volume 2, Issue 2

VIP Protocols
Phase I Screening Protocols
  • Cover-Uncover Test

  • HOTV Linear Crowded Symbols Visual Acuity Test at 10 Feet

  • iScreen PhotoScreener

  • Lea Linear Crowded Symbols Distance Visual Acuity Test at 10 Feet

  • MTI Photoscreener

  • Noncycloplegic Retinoscopy

  • PowerRefractor II

  • Random Dot E (RDE) Stereoacuity Test

  • Retinomax Autorefraction

  • Stereo Smile Stereoacuity

  • SureSight Vision Screener

Phase II Screening Protocols
  • Lea Crowded Symbols Visual Acuity Test (Nurse Screener at 10 Feet)

  • Lea Crowded Symbols Visual Acuity Test (Lay Screener at 5 Feet)

  • Stereo Smile Test II

  • Retinomax 2 Autorefractor

  • SureSight Vision Screener

Phase II Gold Standard Examination Protocols
  • F2 Color Vision Test

  • Lensometry

  • Visual Acuity Test

  • Stereo Smile Test II

  • Cover Test

  • Versions and Ductions

  • Noncycloplegic Retinoscopy

  • Cycloplegic/Mydriatic Drop Instillation

  • Cycloplegic Retinoscopy

  • Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy

Statements
The Vision in Preschooler Study is funded by the Nation Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health of the Department of Health and Human Services.
  • NEI Statement

  • NEI Phase I Statement

  • NEI Phase II Statement

  • VIP Statement




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