A public health perspective on vision screening

Elliott Myrowitz

doi:10.1097/00006324-198406000-00002

A public health perspective on vision screening

Elliott Myrowitz

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Health screenings, including vision screenings, can be an effective means for identifying problems needing further care. This paper re-views the generally accepted criteria for determining screening protocols and discusses the concepts of sensitivity and specificity as related to vision screening.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	359-360
Number of pages	2
Journal	Optometry and Vision Science
Volume	61
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-198406000-00002
State	Published - Jun 1984

Keywords

Sensitivity
Specificity
Vision screening

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ophthalmology
Optometry

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Myrowitz, E. (1984). A public health perspective on vision screening. Optometry and Vision Science, 61(6), 359-360. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006324-198406000-00002

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