UCI EyeMobile Exam Findings from School Children Following On-Site Screening
Hong, John D.; Choi, Elliot H.; Suh, Susie; Bui, Joseph H.; Storch, Annabelle M.; Walker, Kimberly R.; Shahraki, Kourosh; Yanez, Carolina; Torres, Diana; Espinoza, Jennifer; Molina, Iliana; Suh, Donny W.
Why this matters
The share of children needing full exams and glasses determines how much staff and equipment a mobile vision program requires. Of 5,074 children screened across Orange County schools, 1,024 received comprehensive examinations, and 65 percent of those examined were prescribed spectacles.
Abstract
Uncorrected refractive errors (REs) and amblyopia can lead to visual impairment with deleterious effects on quality of life and academic performance. The study screened 5,074 children ages 3-10 across Orange County schools; 1,024 received comprehensive examinations. Results revealed substantial prevalence rates: myopia (24.4%), hyperopia (35.4%), astigmatism (71.8%), anisometropia (8.9%), amblyopia (7.0%), and amblyopia risk (14.4%). Sixty-five percent of examined children received prescription spectacles. The UCI EyeMobile for Children serves as a vital vision care program.