Refractive errors, amblyopia risk factors and vision screening in children aged 7-10 years in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Clinical Relevance: Vision screening is important for detecting undiagnosed vision conditions that are common in school-aged children. However, current vision screening protocols are poor at detecting vision conditions that are most common in the Aotearoa New Zealand paediatric population.

Background: Uncorrected refractive error and amblyopia are the most common causes of visual impairment in children.

Eye care following pre-school vision screening: Data from the Growing Up in New Zealand study.

Aim: This study aimed to determine adherence with follow-up from the New Zealand pre-school vision screening programme. The study also examined associations between pre-school vision screening outcomes and cognitive measures assessed at the 54-month follow-up in the Growing Up in New Zealand study cohort.

Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective record review of pre-school vision screening outcomes and hospital ophthalmology records with linkage to Growing Up in New Zealand cohort study data.