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Direct linkEthan, Danna; Basch, Charles E.; Platt, Roger; Bogen, Elizabeth; Zybert, Patricia – Journal of School Health, 2010
Background: Approximately 20% of the American schoolchildren have a vision problem. Children from low-income urban areas have been shown to have more than twice the normal rate of vision problems. This study evaluated the effectiveness of A Vision for Success, a school-based program designed to provide eyeglasses to children in a timely manner in…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Intervention, Vision Tests, Academic Achievement
Basch, Charles E. – Journal of School Health, 2011
Objectives: To outline the prevalence and disparities of vision problems among school-aged urban minority youth, causal pathways through which vision problems adversely affects academic achievement, and proven or promising approaches for schools to address these problems. Methods: Literature review. Results: More than 20% of school-aged youth have…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, African American Children, Low Income, School Nurses
