The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) is offering a basic screening kit to assist anyone who screens vision, including school nurses, Lions Club members, and medical personnel working in pediatrics and family medicine
Spiral-bound, multisided, distance visual acuity eye charts that can be hung on a wall or held in the hands - Sloan letters for when children know their letters
Lea Symbols® for preschoolers and for children who do not yet know their letters, screening is conducted at 10 Foot
Full-chart threshold and single critical line formats- threshold screening involves beginning at the top of an eye chart and moving down the chart until the child or adult misses 3 of 5 optotypes
Critical line screening is using only the line which the child or adult should correctly identify 3 of 5 optotypes according to age
Children ages 3 and 4 years should correctly identify 3 of 5 optotypes on the 20/40 line
Children aged 5 years and older and adults, should correctly identify 3 of 5 optotypes on the 20/32 line
Coverlet adhesive eye occluder
Black hand-held flip paddle occluder for children aged 10 and older and adults
Children's fun frames occluder glasses for children under age 10 years who will not tolerate patches
10 Foot Cord for measuring screening distance between chart and child's or adult's eyes
Translucent response panel for matching
Instructions printed on one of the eye chart cards
School nurse vision screening tutorial DVD created by Kathy Lee, MD, PhD, for the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Leadership Development Project
