Implementing a School Vision Screening Program in Botswana Using Smartphone Technology.

Child eye health is a significant public health issue in low- and middle-income countries, such as Botswana, and the need for eye care requires a well-integrated and innovative approach. Traditional vision screening tools are costly, difficult to transport, and reliant on highly trained eye care professionals. Novel smartphone-based vision screening technologies, however, are low cost, portable, and easily operated by trained novice users.

Spectacle Compliance and Its Determinants in a School Vision Screening Pilot in Botswana.

Purpose: The effectiveness of school eye health programmes relies on many factors, including compliance with spectacle wear. The objectives of this study were to determine spectacle compliance in a school vision screening pilot programme in Botswana, and investigate factors predictive of compliance.

Methods: The study was an observational, cross-sectional follow-up of a pilot school screening programme.