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62% of America's preschool children have never had a complete
eye examination and 1 in every 20 children under the age of 5
suffers a serious vision problem that could lead to blindness if
not corrected.
"The problem is that the eyes are often overlooked because they
don't have easily identifiable signs and symptoms of disorders"
reports Dr. William E. Scott M.D. pediatric ophthalmologist and
Professor of Medicine at the University of Iowa.
Most children under five do not have the verbal ability
to explain what they can and cannot see. It is a dilemma
that faces pediatricians, general practitioners, and
others who wish they had an effective way of screening
young eyes for problems that may exist. And parents are
concerned too! In fact, in a recent national survey of
young children, only one third of parents reported that
their children had ever received a complete eye exam and
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ninety four percent of parents stated that they felt it was
important to detect children's vision problems at an early age! |
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It's obvious that earlier detection is needed to save the
eyesight of children in America and other parts of the world.
It's equally obvious that there is a profound need for a tool
that will allow pediatricians, family physicians,
ophthalmologists, health care professionals, educators and
others to adequately screen young children for vision problems
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The answer is the PhotoScreener™ developed by a leading
pediatric ophthalmologist to provide a simple non-invasive
accurate method of screening young children for eye disorders.
It is an advancement that has being heralded as "one of the most
significant advancements in medical technology" by a New York
vision scientist. The PhotoScreener™ is a patented
Polaroid® type camera system weighing only six pounds and uses a
high speed film to take an instant photograph of a child's eyes.
The photograph is examined to determine the presence of six
major pediatric eye problems including hyperopia, and myopia,
anisometropia, media opacities, strabismus and astigmatism. This
is accomplished by observing any reflective crescents that will
appear in each photographed eye if disorders are present. |
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At last there is a way for everyone who cares for children
worldwide to protect their precious eyesight. |
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