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  • Title: [The guideline 'Detection of visual disorders at the age of 0-19' from the Dutch Association of Child Health Care].
    Author: van Velzen-Mol HW, Blankespoor MN, Wagenaar-Fischer MM, van Leerdam FJ.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2003 Oct 11; 147(41):2012-7. PubMed ID: 14587143.
    Abstract:
    The child health-care guideline 'Detection of visual disorders at the age of 0-19' draws attention to the importance of early detection of visual disorders and provides guidelines to child health-care workers for detecting disorders during routine check-ups. Children under the age of 3 are examined by the 'Early detection of visual disorders' method. Picture charts may be used for children from the age 3 onwards. From the age of 3.5 charts which follow the Snellen principle such as the Landolt-C chart should be used. Screening for refraction after the age of 7 and screening for colour blindness are not necessary. Children born before 32 weeks of pregnancy, children with a family history of visual disorders and mentally disabled children have an increased risk of visual disorders.
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