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Program Objective:

The overall objective of this program is to prepare nurses and other health professionals and childhood educators with substantive approaches to conducting basic visual assessments and eye examinations for infant to pre-school childhood populations. The goal is to promote early detection of vision-related problems. This program has special content aimed at family nurse practitioners/students who provide primary care in multiple settings..

At the conclusion of this program, participants will:

  • Recall essential eye anatomy and vision ‘norms’ associated with infant to pre-school age growth and development.
  • Use age-appropriate equipment, observation and techniques to conduct an infant to pre-school age eye examination.
  • Assess for pathologic vision problems commonly found in multi-cultural infant and pre-school children.
  • Access appropriate referral mechanisms to get at-risk children into the care of vision health professionals.
  • Link vision health to social development in infant to pre-school age children.

DISCLAIMER: The authors and content consultants of this program recognize that vision health professionals are comprised of many specialties and subspecialties, based on educational and experiential preparation and certifications. Nurse practitioners and community-based educators recognize these differences, and also that Kansas and other states have geographic expanses that limit access to care, compounded by a mal-distribution of health care professionals. It is presumed that vision health providers will sometimes refer to the most expedient vision health professional, who in turn will respect, and facilitate appropriate referrals within their discipline.

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