Accuracy of referrals from an orthoptic vision screening program for 3- to 4-year-old preschool children.

Purpose: To determine the accuracy of orthoptist referrals from a preschool-based vision screening program for children 3-4 years of age and to report the outcomes of referred children.

Methods: This was a retrospective review of records of participants in the preschool vision screening program in the Walsall, United Kingdom, area for the 2006-2007 school year. Screening examinations were performed by orthoptists and included assessment of visual acuity, ocular alignment, ocular motility, and stereoacuity.