Children’s Vision Screening and Intervention
Medicaid’s Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program requires vision services to be provided “at intervals that meet reasonable standards as determined in consultation with medical experts” for all Medicaid enrollees younger than 21 years of age.
However, in nine states examined for a 2010 report by the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services, 60 percent of children on Medicaid received no vision screenings.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services does not require states to report vision screenings, and has determined that such a requirement is not feasible at this time due at least in part to the lack of access to data from school-based screenings and the lack of standard billing codes for screening vision in children younger than 3 years of age.
However, Vision screening is critical to the welfare of our children.
Vision disorders are among the MOST prevalent disabling childhood conditions.
Visual impairment affects 5-10% of preschool aged children
80% of what a child learns is visually acquired.
Vision problems can lead to loss of sight, learning difficulties & delayed development.
Undetected vision problems affect physical ability and self-esteem.
Less than 21% of preschool-aged children have their vision screened.
Are you early screening for:
Anisometropia?
Astigmatism?
Myopia?
Hyperopia?
Anisocoria?
Corneal reflexes?
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Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), 2011-2012