As many kids across the country head back to school, Prevent Blindness has declared August as Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month.
Uncorrected vision disorders can impair child development, interfere with learning and even lead to permanent vision loss, according to the Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues report. Additionally, healthy vision is a strong predictor of academic performance in school-age children.
Prevent Blindness is rolling out a revised Children’s Vision Screening Certification Course, preparing participants with evidence-based and leading expert-approved screening practices. The course also trains learners on how to make appropriate referrals for eye examinations and improves the follow-up process to help reduce potential gaps between referrals from vision screening and completion of recommended eye examinations and treatment.
The Children’s Vision Screening Certification Course is designed specifically for:
- School nurses, public health nurses and pediatric and family nurse practitioners
- Early head start/head start staff
- Early care and education staff
- Community volunteers
- Primary healthcare providers including pediatricians, physician assistants and medical assistants
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