Mandated Kindergarten Eye Examinations in a US Suburban Clinic: Is It Worth the Cost?

Figures & data

Table 1 Past Medical History of Patients

Characteristics	Percentage of Patients
Female	48%
Prematurity of any kind	13%
Oxygen at birth (for any amount of time)	5.8%
Autism (historically collected)	2.6%
Attention Deficit Disorder (historically collected)	0.4%
Developmental delay (historically collected)	10%
Already in Glasses	1%

Figure 1 Vision in better seeing eye.

Abbreviations: F/F, fix and follow for non-verbal children.

Figure 2 Stereoacuity measurements.

Figure 3 Spherical equivalence in both eyes in diopters.

Table 2 Summary of Diagnoses at the End of Examinations

Diagnosis	Number (Percentage)
Amblyopia	58 (5%)
Glaucoma suspect	11 (1%)
Anisometropia	66 (6%)
Esotropia	2 (0.2%)
Exotropia	12 (1.1%)
Esophoria	37 (3.4%)
Exophoria	94 (9%)
Vertical strabismus	1 (0.1%)
Convergence Insufficiency	20 (1.8%)