INFORMATION ON THE VISION SCREENING TEST USED “More than 12 million school-age children in the United States have some form of vision problem, yet only one in three have received eye care services before age 6. Many vision problems run the risk of becoming permanent if not corrected by age 7, when the eye reaches full maturity. Vision also plays an important role in education. According to educational experts, 80 percent of learning is visual.” The spot camera screens both eyes at once from a nonthreatening 3-foot distance. The screening starts with a single touch to the camera, which initiates the capture of results for both eyes in seconds. The older Snellen Chart test would take an average of six minutes to complete. Within seconds, with the Spot Vision Screener, the on-screen data results can be shared or printed. The information can then be passed on and shared with eye care specialists and doctors to receive appropriate care for the patient The Spot Vision Screener can screen for and detect six amblyopic risk factors -- amblyopia causes decreased vision in one or sometimes both eyes because the eye and the brain are not working together properly -- in children as young as 6 months through adults. It detects:
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