Efficacy of a vision-screening tool for birth to 3 years early intervention programs.

Purpose: To validate a screening tool used to detect unsuspected visual pathway pathology in preschool children under 3 years of age with developmental disabilities enrolled in an early intervention program using guidelines from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).

Methods: The records of 300 consecutive children screened at a birth to 3 early intervention program from 2011 to 2014 were reviewed retrospectively. Inclusion criteria were documented KDHE vision screening examinations performed by trained early interventionist and full ophthalmic evaluations by a general ophthalmologist.