Despite guidelines recommending yearly testing, the probability of receiving a vision test from a primary care physician was low in youth and varied by insurance status, a recent study found.
“As an ophthalmologist, I know how important it is to diagnose and treat pediatric eye diseases early, before they cause permanent vision loss,” Olivia J. Killeen, MD, MS, a health services researcher at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, told Healio. “Because children often are not aware that they have an eye problem, routine vision testing can help identify children with