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Ophthalmologic screening of deaf students in Oregon.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
March 2001
Department of Ophthalmology and Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health Sciencs University, Portland, USA.
Purpose: To determine the frequency of Usher's syndrome and other ocular disease in students receiving special education services for the deaf in Oregon and to assess the amount of existing ophthalmologic surveillance of this population. A special emphasis was placed on screening for Usher's syndrome.
Methods: From 1980-1990, a prospective two-center visual screening program of 231 deaf students in schools throughout Oregon was conducted using an ophthalmic questionnaire, complete eye examinations, and electroretinography.