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McClendon, Susan; Zeni, Mary Beth – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
Vision plays a key role in a child's development. Early detection and treatment of vision abnormalities decreases future complications. Follow-up vision care is a common problem. Barriers to vision care include financial cost, lack of insurance knowledge to cover costs, and disbelief of vision results. The purpose of this evidence-based pilot…
Descriptors: Vision, Visual Impairments, Visual Acuity, Barriers
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Manus, Michelle; van der Linde, Jeannie; Kuper, Hannah; Olinger, Renate; Swanepoel, De Wet – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 2021
Introduction: Globally, more than 50 million children have hearing or vision loss. Most of these sensory losses are identified late due to a lack of systematic screening, making treatment and rehabilitation less effective. Mobile health (mHealth), which is the use of smartphones or wireless devices in health care, can improve access to screening…
Descriptors: Hearing Impairments, Visual Impairments, Screening Tests, Low Income Groups
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Chu, Raymond; Huang, Kristine; Barnhardt, Carmen; Chen, Angela – Journal of School Nursing, 2015
Vision screenings are intended to efficiently identify students with possible visual impairment and initiate a referral for diagnosis and treatment. In many cases, at-risk students do not access the recommended care or experience delays in receiving care. The purpose of this article is to report the effect on adherence to vision screening…
Descriptors: Vision Tests, Screening Tests, Visual Impairments, Program Effectiveness
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Kemper, Alex R.; Helfrich, Anya; Talbot, Jennifer; Patel, Nita – Journal of School Nursing, 2012
School nurses can play a key role in the detection of significant refractive error. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of a statewide school nurse vision screening program by evaluating the outcomes of screening among first, third, and fifth graders in 10 schools in North Carolina during the 2009-2010 school year. Of the 2,726…
Descriptors: School Nurses, Vision Tests, Screening Tests, Vision
Grey-Bowen, Judith E. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Technology leadership is a strong part of principal leadership, which is essential to the successful technology integration in schools. However, research is limited in the area of principals' technology leadership and their professional development needs. Therefore, the purpose of this descriptive study is to examine Miami-Dade County elementary…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Public Schools, Technology Integration, Audiences
Anderson, Dawn L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This dissertation research comprised three studies focused on vision-specific skills, and their association with functional and academic outcomes for school-age students with visual impairment. The studies involved analysis of secondary data for 850 students with visual impairment who participated in the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Core Curriculum, Sample Size, Reading Fluency