Study finds ‘high need’ for glasses prescription updates

Key takeaways:

Three-quarters of students who failed a vision screening were prescribed eyeglasses during an eye exam.

Eyeglass prescriptions were more likely in boys and those in higher grade levels.

Perspective from Jennifer Zolman, OD, FOVDR

A large study of a school-based eye exam program found substantial need for new and updated eyeglass prescriptions, particularly in boys and those in higher grade levels, according to an analysis published in Optometry and Vision Science .

“School-based vision programs help to address unmet eye care needs by providing eye exams and eyeglasses to school-age children directly within schools,” Christina M. Ambrosino , of the department of ophthalmology at Wilmer Eye Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and colleagues wrote. “D